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U.S. President Donald Trump makes an announcement regarding the Golden Dome missile defense shield.
DOMED TO FAIL

Mind-Boggling Cost of Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ Revealed

The president has been picking numbers off the top of his dome.

Harry Thompson

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 28: Air National Guard airmen work clearing leaves and debris from McPherson Square Park on August 28, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Trump administration has deployed federal officers and the National Guard to the District in order to place the DC Metropolitan Police Department under federal control and assist in crime prevention in the nation's capital. (Photo by Andrew Leyden/Getty Images)
SPLIT THE BILL?

Eye-Watering Cost of Trump’s National Guard Moves Revealed

They’ve been spotted gardening and picking up litter during the pricey deployments.

Harry Thompson

Sen. Tim Scott discusses the Congressional Budget Office in a  video shared on social media.
CHECK YOUR CALENDAR

MAGA Senator Mocked for Embarrassing Budget Gaffe

Sen. Tim Scott claimed the Congressional Budget Office was providing economic estimates as far back as the 1930s.

Ewan Palmer

President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" took a hit on Wednesday with a $2.4 trillion price tag, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
CHA-CHING!

Trump-Musk Civil War Gets $2.4 Trillion of Fuel on the Fire

The Congressional Budget Office released its score of the GOP House “big, beautiful” bill.

Sarah Ewall-Wice

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RUBE GOLDBERG MACHINE

​​Biden’s Budget Plan Is the Wrong Way To Tax the Rich

Instead of taking straightforward steps to do that, he’s proposing convoluted schemes that would distort markets while likely failing to deliver the revenue he says they would.

Brian Riedl

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DOESN'T ADD UP

Dems’ Deficit Cure: Spend Another $42 Trillion.

The CBO just delivered some bad budget news. Not a great time to go pouring $42 trillion in spending gas on the fire.

Brian Riedl

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DOWN THE DRAIN

Shutdown Cost Economy $3B: Congressional Budget Office

The shutdown cost the economy $11 billion, but some $8 billion of that will be recovered as the government reopens.

Audrey McNamara

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Free Agent

GOP Left Him for Dead, Now He Could Kill Trumpcare

Months after they left him cold and alone on the campaign trail, Sen. Ron Johnson is enjoying his newfound freedom from leadership.

Betsy Swan

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HEALTH SCARE

Trumpcare CBO Score Is a Political—and Public Health—Crisis

The Congressional Budget Office projects that the Senate bill would create 15 million more uninsured by 2018. That’s next year. An election year.

Michael Tomasky

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Trumpcare’s Cost

CBO: Sick Americans Could Face ‘Extremely High Premiums’

The Congressional Budget Office says the health care law would result in 23 million more uninsured—in addition to higher costs for millions of older and sicker Americans.

KFF Health News

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GRIM PROGNOSIS

Trumpcare Breaks Trump’s Promise

The plan would leave 14 million more without coverage than would have it under Obamacare. The president said he'd give ‘insurance for everyone.’

Tim Mak

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