A proposal by the Trump Administration to cut off rental assistance after two years even if participants still can’t afford ...

President Trump’s proposal to rescind $9.4 billion in previously approved spending, which the Senate is expected to vote on ...

This rescission package did not come to Congress under normal circumstances. The Administration illegally impounded the funds ...

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) announced today that Nicole Greenidge-Hoskins has joined the organization ...

Local public services are cornerstones of our communities, ensuring that our children are educated, our communities are safe ...

In the Senate, reconciliation bills aren’t subject to filibuster and the scope of amendments is limited, giving this process real advantages for enacting controversial budget and tax measures.

A repatriation tax holiday would not boost corporate investment or create jobs; instead it would worsen the nation’s fiscal and economic problems over time.

Figure 3 shows income inequality after taking into account various taxes and cash and near-cash transfers, using the OECD data for 2010 or the latest available year. Taking these policies into account ...

A number of Republican members of Congress have introduced legislation over the past dozen years that would authorize Treasury to prioritize certain payments if the federal government reached the debt ...

In fiscal year 2024, the federal government spent $6.9 trillion, amounting to 24 percent of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP), according to the June 2024 estimates of the Congressional ...

Some recent Medicaid demonstration projects (or “waivers”) purport to test the use of incentives — or penalties — to promote healthy behaviors that lead to better health. Penalties that restrict ...

The federal government levies payroll taxes on wages and self-employment income and uses the revenue to fund Social Security, Medicare, unemployment insurance, and other social insurance programs.