In an extraordinary vote Tuesday, Senate Democrats blocked a $1.15 trillion annual defense policy bill, opposing the measure as part of an ongoing partisan showdown over defense spending levels and in ...

The House adjourned Thursday for a five-week August recess, but not before it rebuked President Trump a second time over the Iran war. Four Republicans again joined with Democrats in backing a war ...

Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you, and thank you to the Center for the National Interest for honoring me with this invitation. I would like to talk today about how to develop a new foreign ...

The federal budget deficit totaled $1.37 trillion in the first nine months of the current fiscal year, according to the latest monthly budget review from the Congressional Budget Office. The deficit ...

Hey, it's Friday, so let's get right to it. How Much Is the Iran War Costing the US? The Pentagon hasn't said how much the war with Iran is costing, but a new analysis from the Center for Strategic ...

The Department of Government Efficiency came to an official end this past weekend as the Trump administration’s cost-cutting effort reached a self-imposed termination date of July 4, 2026. First ...

Nearly two years ago an extreme offshoot of al-Qaeda proclaimed itself a caliphate in the Middle East. Today ISIS has been condemned worldwide for its commission of brutal crimes against humanity, ...

The main Social Security trust fund will run dry in late 2032, resulting in a 22% reduction in benefits unless Congress acts to shore up the program’s finances, according to the latest projections ...

The Clinton era of the 1990s is remembered as a prosperous time punctuated by a series of scandals. Today, we tend to dismiss these scandals as irrelevant because they mostly involved sex, were ...

Americans feel worse about the economy than they have in more than 70 years. The University of Michigan said Friday that its measure of consumer sentiment sank about 11% this month to reach the lowest ...

The White House today asked Congress for $87.6 billion in supplemental funding for the Iran war and other programs. “Most of this request will address urgent needs related to Operation Epic Fury (OEF) ...

The Department of Homeland Security has now been operating without funding for 45 days, the longest partial government shutdown in U.S. history, and it looks like that number is only going higher. The ...