Here’s How Government Spending Has Grown—and Where the Money Is Going
Social Security remains one of the largest federal spending categories, while net interest on the national debt is the ...
The Trump administration may exclude government spending from GDP, obscuring the impact of DOGE cuts
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says he could take government spending out of his agency's reports on gross domestic ...
Senate negotiators look at dueling options to avert government shutdown
Top appropriators are still in search of a deal to fund the government with 10 days until a shutdown deadline, as talk in the ...
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How Elon Musk Could Spark a Government Shutdown
DOGE’s wild rampage is the major sticking point in talks over a deal and he could blow up any such agreement by riling up a ...
US Commerce Secretary wants to remove government spending from GDP
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on Sunday he would strip out government spending from the gross domestic product ...
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One consequence of government spending cuts? Lower GDP
Government spending makes up 6% of total gross domestic product. And besides, spending cuts come with economic ripple effects ...
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Are Democrats Already Surrendering on Government Spending?
The minority party’s only leverage is to refuse to keep the government open without assurances that DOGE will be reined in.
US construction spending unexpectedly declines in January
U.S. construction spending unexpectedly fell in January, pulled down by a decline in outlays on multi-family homebuilding.
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What if the U.S. just deleted government spending from GDP?
Government spending is tied up with consumer and business spending. Not reporting it as part of GDP would breach global accounting standards.
Speaker Mike Johnson readies for government shutdown fight as Democrats hold out for concessions
Congress has until 11:59 p.m. March 14 to pass a measure to keep the government operating at full throttle — and there's no ...
The Government Needs Wealthy Consumer Spending To Keep GDP Growing
A new analysis shows that the top 10% of earners are behind almost half of all consumer spending, which is almost 70% of GDP.
India's economic growth picks up on rising government, consumer spending
December, picking up on increased government and consumer spending, official data showed on Friday, and the government said ...