Macroeconomics
Taiwan Boosts Defense Spending Amid PRC Military Pressure
The Chinese government engages in persistent noncombat operations that erode Taiwan's military and societal resilience, including large-scale military...
Housing Supply Lags Population Growth
The United States faces a housing shortage despite adding millions of new units over the past quarter-century. According to a new Congressional Research...
PAYGO Scorecards: Billions Excluded to Avoid Cuts
The Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO) was designed as a budget enforcement mechanism to ensure that new laws affecting mandatory spending or...
Fertilizer Supply Chain Faces Domestic Constraints
A Congressional Research Service (CRS) report on fertilizer transportation, published Sept. 4, shows that domestic supply constraints are undermining the...
Highway Trust Fund Nears Insolvency as Congress Weighs Options
A Congressional Research Service report on surface transportation reauthorization released September 8 projects the Highway Trust Fund's balance will...
House to Question Treasury Secretary on Global Financial Instability
The global financial system is sending mixed signals, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will take questions from Congress about what it all means. A...
EDA Expands Mission While Facing Staffing Cuts
The Economic Development Administration (EDA), the only federal agency with economic development as its sole mission, has seen its staffing fall to 198...
Social Security Tax Gap Widens for Married Disabled Beneficiaries
A Congressional Research Service analysis of Social Security's tax treatment, published September 2, reveals a widening gap in how the system affects...
Social Security Trust Fund Depletion Projected for 2034
Social Security faces financial pressure, according to a Congressional Research Service (CRS) report published June 25. The program covers approximately 186...
Social Security Trust Fund To Deplete by 2034
A Congressional Research Service report on Social Security trust fund investment reveals a program facing structural strain. The trust funds currently hold...
U.S.-Canada Relations Strained Under Trump Administration
U.S.-Canada relations have sharply deteriorated under the second Trump administration, according to a Congressional Research Service (CRS) report published...
Social Security Now Drawing Down Reserves to Pay Benefits
The federal government's largest benefits program is now drawing down its asset reserves to cover the gap between what it collects and what it pays out....
277 Unresolved Federal Recommendations Are Costing Billions
A recent Government Accountability Office report published on May 12 catalogs 277 unresolved recommendations that could deliver significant financial...
Trump Accounts Create Uneven Benefits Across U.S. Territories
Trump Accounts offer new tax-advantaged savings opportunities for children, but differences in citizenship, territorial tax systems and sources of income...
Social Security Faces 2034 Funding Crisis
Social Security faces a critical deadline. A Congressional Research Service (CRS) report examining the program's long-term finances shows that scheduled...
Duracell Hires Hunton Andrews Kurth on Tariffs
Duracell Co. registered Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP as its lobbying firm on July 17 for Manufacturing and Trade issues. The battery maker is lobbying on...
Congress Routinely Defers Spending to Lame Ducks
Congress routinely defers its most consequential fiscal decisions to post-election lame duck sessions. A Congressional Research Service (CRS) report...
Trump Tariffs Escalate U.S.-Canada Trade Tensions
The stakes are substantial: Canada was the second-largest U.S. goods and services trade partner in 2025, with the U.S. importing $454 billion and exporting...