Deficit

In this 2017 photo, President Trump arrives to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference. Trump is set to speak again at this year's CPAC, but some of his initiatives are unpopular among the movement conservatives who dominate CPAC. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Beltway Confidential

Is Trump conservative enough, and does CPAC care?

February 20, 2018 5:01 am

Already, the U.S. Treasury's outstanding public debt of $14.2 trillion at the end of September accounted for a big portion of the $40.3 trillion bond market and dwarfed some $8.7 billion in corporate debt.

Business

Budget bloat and big borrowing bother business

James Langford -

February 20, 2018 5:01 am

Kevin Hassett described himself as worried about federal deficits and debt, even though in recent months Trump has signed a $1.5 trillion tax cut bill and a $320 billion two-year spending bill. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Economy

Trump’s economic adviser defends tax cut’s effect on debt

Joseph Lawler -

February 16, 2018 6:33 pm

Magazine

White House Watch: The Dream Will Never Die

Michael Warren -

February 14, 2018 11:17 am

Economy

Mick Mulvaney: Federal debt is already too high

Joseph Lawler -

February 13, 2018 4:56 pm

Economy

Paul Ryan says he’s still a deficit hawk, ‘never going to give up on entitlement reform’

Joseph Lawler -

February 13, 2018 2:27 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced a new two-year budget deal Wednesday. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Economy

Deficit hawks bash bipartisan Senate spending bill

Joseph Lawler -

February 7, 2018 11:01 pm

Net interest on the national debt, which must be paid to keep the federal government from defaulting, is estimated to be $316 billion. (iStock)

Op-Eds

A real government shutdown

Gary Wolfram -

February 7, 2018 5:01 am

Magazine

Updated: House Passes Tax Reform, But Will Have to Revote

Andrew Egger -

December 19, 2017 9:28 pm

House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., are assuring Democrats their tax reform plans won't harm Medicare, hoping to secure votes from across the aisle. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Healthcare

Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan pledge to prevent Medicare cuts because of tax reform

Robert King -

December 1, 2017 10:20 pm

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Tag: Deficit

Budget bloat and big borrowing bother business

Trump’s economic adviser defends tax cut’s effect on debt

Mick Mulvaney: Federal debt is already too high

Deficit hawks bash bipartisan Senate spending bill

Updated: House Passes Tax Reform, But Will Have to Revote

Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan pledge to prevent Medicare cuts because of tax reform

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