The Latest: Federal workers face mass layoffs
Federal workers all over the country responded with anger and confusion Friday toward President Donald Trump and his ...
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Where U.S. adults think the government is spending too much and too little, according to AP-NORC poll
Many U.S. adults believe the federal government is overspending. But polling also shows many Americans, including Republicans, think the country is spending too little on major government programs ...
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Americans think the government spends too much; here's what it actually spends
According to polls from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, U.S adults mostly think the government isn't spending enough on key issues and programs. But conversely – and the ...
House GOP panel passes budget blueprint with $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and steep spending reductions
The Republican-led Budget Committee approved a sweeping proposal to unlock Trump's agenda, sending it to the full House.
These charts show you how big the federal budget is
The charts below are based on information from the Congressional Budget Office, which does nonpartisan analysis for Congress.
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Republicans Face Pushback on Potential Medicaid Overhaul
Republicans are exploring cuts to Medicaid in an effort to pay for the president’s priorities. But public opinion, a divided ...
What Cuts to the CFPB Could Mean For Consumers
The CFP also prosecutes companies that it says fail to protect consumers. In December, it filed a lawsuit against the ...
Here’s What CFPB Hold Means for Consumers
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which Congress established to monitor credit card companies, mortgage providers, debt collectors and other segments of the consumer finance industry, is the ...
What eliminating the nation's top consumer watchdog means for home buyers and renters. 'It's open season.'
The agency was established under the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act in the aftermath of the subprime-mortgage crisis, during which reckless lending by the mortgage ...