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President Trump’s bold economic agenda, anchored by the historic pro-growth policies in the One Big Beautiful Bill, will unleash robust, real economic growth and restore fiscal sanity in America.

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump's tariffs would reduce federal deficits by $2.8 trillion over the next 10 years, according to a new nonpartisan analysis released on June 4. However, the report ...

Government size is well beyond the growth-optimal threshold. Total government spending has surged to over 35% of GDP, far above the 25% tipping point where studies show additional spending begins to ...

The core of the challenge lies not in the budget size or spending level, but in the quality of spending and its alignment with the economic transformation path. Data shows that more than 85% of ...

The Trump White House claimed Wednesday that the Senate version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will reduce the federal deficit by between $2.1 trillion and $2.3 trillion over the next decade — ...

The White House projected that the tax provisions in the Senate version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act would reduce deficits by up to $2.3 trillion because of the economic growth spurred by the ...

While Republicans on Capitol Hill work toward passing President Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill” — with work and investment tax cut incentives, along with significant deregulation, and depreciation ...

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore can keep his pledge not to raise taxes next year — but doing so while closing a $1.4 billion budget gap will likely require deep spending cuts and possibly tapping the ...

EXCLUSIVE: The Trump administration said Friday it projects federal deficits will be cut in half over the next 10 years, attributing the reductions to a sweeping package of spending cuts, new trade ...

Germany's landmark reform of its fiscal rules earlier this year has set the stage for economic recovery, but medium-term prospects remain constrained, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday ...