Budgets and Deficits

Newsom announces two-year balanced budget and uses rollout to trash Trump

Barnini Chakraborty -

May 14, 2026 5:49 pm

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul arrive at a press conference.

Finance

Hochul sends NYC another $4 billion to help close city’s budget gap

David Zimmermann -

May 12, 2026 12:34 pm

Defense

Sen. Mark Kelly tells Trump to submit defense budget that ‘makes sense’

Molly Parks -

May 10, 2026 4:02 pm

In light of the new spending Republicans and Democrats agreed to this week, the national debt could easily grow by more than $1 trillion by early 2019.

Courage, Strength, and Optimism

Somali fraud is serious. Our national debt is even more dangerous

Ian Haworth -

May 8, 2026 3:22 pm

News

Hochul’s $268 billion New York budget meets Mamdani halfway on ‘tax the rich’ agenda

Claire Carter -

May 7, 2026 12:30 pm

Strait of Hormuz Iran oil gas prices energy supply chain inflation

Economy

The GOP must deliver immediate tax relief before the midterm elections, and it can start at the pump

Henry Olsen -

May 1, 2026 6:00 am

New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a union rally.

Mamdani and NYC Council strike deal to extend budget deadline amid state standoff

Rena Rowe -

April 28, 2026 2:25 pm

Op-Eds

The Biden rule Congress has a rare opportunity to kill

Jennifer Butler -

April 22, 2026 7:00 am

Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought appears before the Senate Budget Committee at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, April 16, 2026.

Takeaways from Trump budget director Russ Vought’s congressional testimony

Zach Halaschak -

April 16, 2026 4:58 pm

Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) speaks during a press conference with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in New York.

Hochul proposes tax on NYC second homes in bid to save Mamdani’s budget

David Zimmermann -

April 15, 2026 10:36 am

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