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

Adriana Ramos-Yamamoto, a policy analyst with the California Budget & Policy Center, said one approach could include enacting ...

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

Mandatory and discretionary spending are not equal in size: About three-quarters of federal spending comes from either mandatory spending or interest on the debt. Mandatory spending programs run ...

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

Congressional negotiators have released a bill that, if passed, will avert a partial government shutdown during the first 100 days of President Donald Trump's term. The 99-page legislation would ...

Why now: Passed along party lines last month, the U.S. House’s budget resolution directs its Energy and Commerce Committee to ...

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

A group of about 40 people gathered at the Keokuk Labor Temple on Wednesday to discuss continuing cuts to various government ...

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