I’m a finance professor at UCLA, so let’s talk finance. Which numbers are more meaningful to you? Having $50 to $100 cash in your pocket (rough average for an American) or knowing the total U.S.

A proposed $18-billion cut to the NIH’s 2026 federal budget has frozen or terminated thousands of grants, sparking widespread alarm among researchers. Scientists warn the cuts could lead to a major ...

The Trump administration’s 2026 budget proposes slashing $1.2 billion from the National Park Service, putting over 350 park sites—including 11 in Georgia—at risk of losing staff or shutting down.

So Jasmine Crockett Is Republicans’ Fault Now? Audio By Carbonatix The solution here is politically difficult, but it is not complicated. On July 31, 2024, the national debt eclipsed $35 trillion. On ...

Coming up with a final federal budget always involves arm twisting and other negotiating tactics as everyone lobbies for their priorities, so the initial budget proposal released by the White House in ...

In May, the White House released its budget proposal for fiscal year 2026, which included $163 billion in cuts to non-defense spending. The budget proposal includes cutting $19.3 billion from the ...

America has long been the undisputed global leader in science and innovation, propelling our economy and improving everyday lives at home and abroad. But federal support for scientific research and ...

Food banks and pantries already run lean programs, but with significant federal cuts, belts will need to be cinched event tighter. The U.S. Department of Agriculture in March cut $500 million from the ...

I was struck, no, dumbfounded by this: Debt funded all federal government spending in 2025. The federal government plans to spend a total of $7 trillion in fiscal 2025 but only bring in $5.16 trillion ...