Yes. About 60% of federal spending is mandatory with more than half of that going to Medicare and Social Security.

As Musk and his critics toss around statistics, here are some points to know about how the government spends $6.8 trillion taxpayer money. The largest chunks of the federal budget go toward mandatory ...

DOGE's work is long overdue and fulfills the goals of a handful of frugal members of Congress over the years, writes .

The stopgap funding bill is called a "continuing resolution" - or CR - as it extends government funding previously approved ...

Republicans should focus tax cuts on middle-income and lower-income households that would provide greater support to the ...

The US government faces a potential shutdown if the Senate does not pass the continuing resolution for funding by Friday ...

House Republicans may postpone a planned Tuesday evening vote on their budget resolution, Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday, ...

An analysis by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office showed that House GOP budget goals could not be reached without ...

As a practical matter, it would be difficult. The largest chunks of the federal budget go towards mandatory spending. These programmes do not need annual outlays approved by Congress. They include ...