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Budget Basics: National Defense
The national defense budget funds a wide range of activities and represents a significant share of overall federal spending.
Spending on Veterans in the Budget
This piece examines spending on veterans within the budget and outlines the factors that have pushed it higher in recent years.
Infographic: What Is the Debt Ceiling?
Increasing the debt ceiling allows the Treasury to borrow funds to pay for government obligations that have already been incurred as the result of laws and budgets approved by the President and Congress.
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Sep 9, 2025
Budget Basics: National Defense
The national defense budget funds a wide range of activities and represents a significant share of overall federal spending.
Sep 9, 2025
Spending on Veterans in the Budget
This piece examines spending on veterans within the budget and outlines the factors that have pushed it higher in recent years.
Sep 5, 2025
Infographic: What Is the Debt Ceiling?
Increasing the debt ceiling allows the Treasury to borrow funds to pay for government obligations that have already been incurred as the result of laws and budgets approved by the President and Congress.
Sep 4, 2025
How Does Inflation Affect the Federal Budget?
Rising inflation usually prompts higher interest rates, which in turn boost interest paid on the federal debt and thereby increase annual deficits.
Sep 2, 2025
Debt Ceiling Update: What’s at Stake
If lawmakers do not agree on raising or suspending the debt limit before the extraordinary measures are exhausted, there would be severe consequences.
Aug 27, 2025
Budget Basics: Federal Trust Funds
Federal trust funds bear little resemblance to their private-sector counterparts.
Aug 22, 2025
Where the American Healthcare System Underperforms
Healthcare in the United States is very expensive — but we don’t get what we pay for.