The resulting budget resolution, which is a concurrent resolution and therefore not signed by the President, includes what is ...

An agency-by-agency look at how President Donald Trump and his advisors plan to dramatically shrink the federal government.

The government fiscal year closes at the end of September, but this analysis will look at the calendar year budget.

The “Big Beautiful Bill" President Donald Trump signed into law sends billions to (and away from) U.S. businesses. Here are ...

According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the federal budget had outlays of $6.13 trillion in FY 2023, which ended on Sept. 30, 2023. The government collected $4.44 trillion in revenue ...

Since fiscal year 2025 began on Oct. 1, the federal budget deficit has totaled a new record of $1.146 trillion, according to Treasury data.

The federal government's budget gap widened significantly in the first nine months of the fiscal year, as tax receipts slumped and spending increased. Accessibility links.

The Senate’s version of the budget resolution allows Republicans to bypass the filibuster and was adopted 52-48 along party lines, with Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) being the lone GOP “no” vote.

The US budget deficit soared in fiscal year 2023, which will likely complicate Congress’ efforts to come to a federal spending deal before government funding runs out next month.

So what would it take to balance the federal budget in a decade? The Republican Study Committee, a group that includes 173 of the 222 Republican House members, has offered a fairly detailed plan.

As Washington debates a budget overhaul, test your knowledge of federal spending. April 30, 2025 at 6:00 a.m. EDT Today at 6:00 a.m. EDT (Illustration by Chloe Coleman/The Washington Post; iStock) ...