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Biden student loan cancellation in limbo
The Biden administration's student loan forgiveness plan was called "illegal" by a top House Republican on Monday.
How much will student loan cancellation cost Americans?
A Newsweek analysis found that Biden's student debt relief plan would cost individual taxpayers a couple of thousand dollars over a 30-year period.
Student Loan Update: Biden's Cancellation Could Cost $400B
In total, more than 45 million Americans owe a combined $1.7 trillion in federal student debt.
Joe Biden Under Pressure From Galloping Inflation
President Joe Biden is attempting to tackle high inflation as the crucial midterm elections approach.
'Build Back Better' Would Likely Cost Trillions More Than Democrats Claim
Democrats designed key provisions to sunset at various times over the next several years, while keeping many of the plan's funding mechanisms in place.
CBO Gives Estimate on Deficit Increase From Build Back Better
The House of Representatives is set to vote on the measure late Thursday.
U.S. Deficit Skyrockets 26 Percent Over 2018, Trump Tax Cuts Blamed for Gap
The 2019 U.S. federal deficit increased 26 percent over 2018 and has more than doubled since 2015, the Treasury Department said Friday.
Trump Said He'd Eliminate the Deficit in 8 Years. So Far, It's Up 68%
During the 2016 election campaign, President Donald Trump said he'd wipe the federal debt. But it is rising and the deficit is widening.
U.S. Deficit Soars to New Highs Due to Tax Cuts, Spending Bills
If President Donald Trump's spending and tax policies continue, a new CBO report found, the U.S. national debt will rise from 78 percent to 105 percent of the economy over the next decade.
Debt Will Grow to 'Highest Level in U.S. History': CBO
America's growing budget deficit will increase debt to the highest level in U.S. history by far, according to the Congressional Budget Office 2018 long-term budget outlook.
Most of GOP Tax Plan Gains Help Foreigners: Dem Senator
Eighty percent of the economic growth generated by the GOP tax cuts will go abroad and benefit foreigners, Congressional Budget Office report says.
Democrats Fear Medicare Cuts Coming as Deficit Grows
"Today's CBO report confirms that major damage was done to our fiscal outlook in just the past few months. This is the first forecast to take into account the recent tax and spending legislation, and it's clear that lawmakers have added significantly more debt on top of an already unsustainable trajectory."
House Conservatives Move to Abolish CBO Wholesale
Conservatives have long questioned the CBO's accuracy in predicting costs and consequences of legislation.
The Real Impact of the Republican Health Care Plan
The CBO estimates the Senate's Obamacare repeal would leave 22 million more Americans without insurance. It's only the beginning.
Trump Calls GOP Senate Health Care Holdouts
Five Republican senators have come out against the Obamacare replacement plan, and the GOP can only afford to lose two votes.
CBO Made Health Bill 'Look Bad': Trump Budget Chief
Mick Mulvaney accused the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office of intentionally showing the Trump administration's health care bill in the worst light.
Robert Reich: Trump Condones Violence on Campaign Trail
In Montana and elsewhere, Trump has licensed the dark side of the American psyche.
Sick People Will Lose Insurance Under House Health Bill
Waivers added to House Republicans' bill would once again make insurance unaffordable for many with pre-existing conditions, posing a political problem for the GOP.
Read: CBO Report on Republican Health Care Bill
Read the report detailing how 23 million more Americans would lose coverage.
Neil Buchanan: Trump's Tax Talk is Gobbledegook
Trump is committed to the idea that tax cuts for the rich and corporations are the key to prosperity.
The Trump Administration's War on Nerds
The White House is waging war against economists, journalists and judges—but when Trumpcare shakes out, the nerds could be vindicated.
Neil Buchanan: Trump Is Blowing His Political Capital
For a man who is all about being a winner, he is picking some very foolish fights.
Robert Reich: Why Is Trump Trash-Talking Our Democracy?
Trump repeatedly attacks the institutions we rely on as sources of the truth.
Trump Team's Healthcare Pitch: Attack the CBO
President's surrogates try to discredit the Congressional Budget Office in advance of a report that could back critics' claims about the Obamacare replacement.
Obamacare Will Mean 2 Million Fewer Workers Over 10 Years, CBO Says
"Some would work fewer hours; others would leave the labor force or remain unemployed longer," the report says.