Spending

Millions of parents across the U.S. can expect to receive some extra cash this week, when the IRS will start distributing the sixth and final payment from the expanded child tax credit.

The hottest inflation in nearly four decades will cost millions of Americans an additional $3,500 in expenses this year, according to a new analysis published on Wednesday.

Because of a procedural trick slipped into a Medicare bill last week, Senate Democrats can raise the debt ceiling one time only with a simple majority vote.

Democrats are attacking a GOP-requested CBO score of their spending bill that assumes programs will be extended permanently.

American households are grappling with the fastest price increases in nearly four decades, with the cost of everything from cars to gasoline to food soaring in November, the Labor Department reported Friday.

Congress will likely approve an actual debt limit increase sometime next week, after the Senate approved a bill to pass the hike without a filibuster.

Congress is on a path to avert a default on the U.S. debt after a Senate procedural vote removed a filibuster hurder for a debt ceiling increase.

FOX Business host discusses Sen. Joe Manchin's eye-opening comments at the WSJ CEO Council Summit.

Sen. Joe Manchin raised concerns on Tuesday about inflation and refused to commit to supporting his party's massive social spending and climate plan, though Democrats hope to pass it by Christmas.

'Kudlow' host criticized Joe Biden for policies that led to supply chain backlogs and record inflation.

Lawmakers face urgent deadlines on defense, debt limit, and government shutdown, plus several other issues that will add to the drama.

House progressives initially pushed for a $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill passed before an infrastructure bill. They got neither.

The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget says Democrats' reconciliation bill will cost a lot more than they say it does.

Five moderate Democrats earlier this month made a deal that they will vote for Democrats' reconciliation bill if the CBO score lines up with the White House's estimates.

Several must-pass bills with deadlines in December, plus rising inflation, could put President Biden's biggest agenda item in doubt.

American consumers are grappling with the fastest price increases in decades, with the cost of everything from cars to gasoline to food surging nationwide.

The Federal Reserve for months has taken a patient stance on hotter-than-expected inflation, reiterating frequently that a months-long surge in consumer prices is transitory and that raising interest rates too soon risks the U.S. from achieving full jobs recovery.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her leadership team Friday doubled down on a plan to put the bipartisan infrastructure bill and a procedural rule for Democrats' reconciliation bill up for a vote despite not having the votes for final passage of the reconciliation bill.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi moved to save face with a procedural vote on Democrats' reconciliation bill Friday after an effort to pass it stalled yet again after a small group of moderates demanded the House wait for scores from the Congressional Budget Office.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Democrats aren't listening to voters by trying to advance their "irresponsible" spending plan.