3+ hour, 26+ min ago   (592+ words) As a result, we are spending money that is not supported by a realistic tax plan. Rather than eliminating the Bush and Trump tax cuts that are responsible for creating our government’s increasing fiscal gap, the current administration is cutting…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (254+ words) by Nathaniel Weixel 09/10/26 07:15 PM ET President Trump’s surgeon general nominee reported investments in the tobacco company Philip Morris International as well as beverage companies Monster Beverage Corp., Coca Cola Co. and Pepsi Co., according to financial disclosures released Thursday. Nicole…...

3+ day, 31+ min ago   (548+ words) Federal debt just crossed a threshold no Treasury ledger has ever seen, and the speed of the final trillion reveals something about where the money is actually going and who is paying for it. The professional research desk has always…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (142+ words) atlaspress.news Estimates from the Congressional Budget Office show that the US federal budget deficit reached $2 trillion in the first 11 months of fiscal year 2026 According to the estimate, the newly recorded figure is only $6 billion less than the deficit in…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (983+ words) Advocates worry that proposed changes to Medicaid being debated in Congress will result in millions of people losing their health coverage. A new survey of South Carolina voters found a majority now favor Medicaid expansion in South Carolina, though it…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (373+ words) Daily Kos This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication. In case you’ve forgotten, the biggest benefit cuts in the Big Billionaires’ Budget don’t take effect until after the election, and that delay was…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (660+ words) The US Department of the Treasury must find immediate ways to reduce the record-breaking national debt of over $40 trillion, or "feel the pain" of dealing with it later on, warned economists, who said if it remains high it will affect…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (708+ words) The program provides additional funding to cover the gap between Medicaid reimbursement rates and the actual costs hospitals incur when providing health services to Medicaid patients. Four million low-income Texans, most of them children, are enrolled in Medicaid. “It is…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (103+ words) NC Scout is the nom de guerre of a former Infantry Scout and Sergeant in one of the Army’s best Reconnaissance Units. He has combat tours in both Iraq and Afghanistan. He teaches a series of courses focusing on small…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (337+ words) On a more granular breakdown, the rate of debt growth averages around $7.35 billion a day, the report adds, or $306.4 million per hour, or $5.11 million per minute. This, in turn, has consequences for the breakdown per person for the U.S. debt: the…...