Tag: Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

Fact-Checking Trump and Others’ Sparring Over Social Security and Medicare

The top presidential candidates are vowing to protect the entitlement programs for current seniors, though some have floated changes for younger generations. But they’ve muddied each other’s current positions.

The Debt Ceiling Debate Is About More Than Debt

Republicans’ opening bid to avert economic catastrophe by raising the nation’s borrowing limit focuses more on energy policy than reducing debt.

The G.O.P.’s Fiscal Hawks Fly Far Away From Deficit Fights

After a decade of rising deficits and soaring debt, the top White House contenders, Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis, show little interest in battling over the nation’s finances.