Government Spending

President Biden's coronavirus aid proposal would allocate nearly $130 billion toward reopening the nation's schools.

The Biden administration should be careful about how much support it gives the World Health Organization (WHO), former National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien told “Kudlow” Thursday.

U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin’s position as a moderate Democrat in the red state of West Virginia has propped him up to be a powerful man in Washington these days.

President Biden is moving forward with his $1.9 trillion coronavirus stimulus plan, but the increased spending could compromise the economy, Laffer Associates chairman Art Laffer warned on “Kudlow” Tuesday.

Defense moves are outpacing commercial automation efforts in the air, on the ground and beneath the waves as officials seek to counter American adversaries' technological advances.

The U.S. budget deficit soared in January as Congress approved another massive coronavirus relief bill that sent direct aid to Americans still reeling from the pandemic, the Congressional Budget Office said this week.

Amazon global corporate affairs senior vice president Jay Carney said a $15 wage hike is "good for business," citing positive impacts on its employee morale and retention and a surge in job applications.

Simple tax forms are revealing the extent of the identity theft that made state-run unemployment offices lucrative targets for fraud during the pandemic.

Washington state’s richest residents — including Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates — would pay a wealth tax on some financial assets under a new proposal.

President Biden's relief proposal could provide an immediate burst to the U.S. economy but may drag on growth in years to come. 

President Biden has made a third stimulus check an integral part of his nearly $2 trillion coronavirus relief package.

President Biden and top congressional Democrats signaled they intend to pass a large coronavirus relief bill — whether or not Republican lawmakers support it

The coronavirus stimulus package proposed by a group of Senate Republicans as an alternative to President Biden's would cost $600 billion.

The idea of Florida hosting the postponed Summer Olympics is increasingly possible after a state official met with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday.

Higher-income households were less likely to spend the $600 checks.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top disease expert in the U.S., is the highest-paid federal government employee in the U.S.—surpassing even the president—according to a Freedom of Information Act request by OpenTheBooks.com.

Senate Democrats may rely on a powerful procedural tool to pass the $1.9 trillion measure using their slimmest-possible majority.  

The stock market is in a bubble that's being fueled by U.S. policy on coronavirus stimulus, Bank of America economists warned in a note to clients. 

A bipartisan group of senators balked at the size of President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief proposal during a call with White House officials on Sunday, raising concerns that the measure provides too much money to high-income Americans. 

The Biden administration announced Friday that it will be increasing food stamp benefits for low-income Americans and raising the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour.