The U.S. government posted a $316 billion budget deficit for May, down 9%, or $31 billion, from a year earlier, as customs receipts nearly quadrupled to a record $23 billion due to President Donald Trump's steep new import tariffs,

Trump's budget cuts and tariff policies are creating new pressures, and opportunities, for states seeking to attract big businesses and the jobs they offer.

Spencer Cox said President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” budget package could derail the state’s groundbreaking artificial intelligence laws unless it is changed. The 1,000-page bill that passed the House last month includes a 10-year prohibition on AI regulations.

School districts in Pierce County could lose millions of federal dollars in President Donald Trump's proposed budget for the U.S. Department of Education. The document released late last month takes steps towards establishing education solely as the responsibility of the states,

Democratic senators joined hundreds of faith leaders on the Capitol steps Tuesday in Washington, D.C., to denounce SNAP and Medicaid cuts in President Donald Trump's massive budget proposal.

The House is set to vote on a bill that would make several billions in cuts to the federal government by DOGE permanent. Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-PA) joins Christina Ruffini to discuss President Trump’s budget bill,

The CBO estimated last week that the tax-and-spending cuts package would increase deficits by $2.4 trillion over 10 years.

Arlington's housing authority is warning that if President Donald Trump's proposed budget passes it will slash their rental assistance program funding in half.

State of play: The disagreement over PEPFAR stems from Trump’s request that Congress rescind $400 million in money it has already asked the administration to spend on global health programs. That includes some funding for the HIV and AIDS relief program.

If signed into law as written, the White House's proposal to slash nearly 25 percent from NASA's budget would have some dire consequences. It would cut the agency's budget from $24.8 billion to $18.8 billion. Adjusted for inflation, this would be the smallest NASA budget since 1961, when the first American launched into space.

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The proposed limits on federal loans fall well below the costs of medical school. Critics say this could deter students from pursuing medicine.