In the wake of a successful effort to kill a year-end spending bill and replace it with more limited legislation to keep the government open, Elon Musk declared victory on X (formerly Twitter ...

A review of the recently passed fiscal year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act raises questions about key spending for the Guam military buildup and also makes clear that affordable housing ...

Retirees worry they will live too long to enjoy their money. Studies show those who spend more report greater satisfaction in retirement, yet older Americans often live below their means. The ...

Consumers are “clearly on track” to smash record-breaking spending levels after doling out as much as $989 billion over the last two months, a National Retail Federation report said.

President-elect Donald Trump gave his "complete" and "total" endorsement of Mike Johnson ahead of next month's expected fight to hold onto the House speakership. "The American people need ...

Congress balked at a staggering, 1,500-page spending bill, then defeated a narrow, 116-page bill – which Trump endorsed. Things got worse when the House only mustered a scant 174 yeas for the ...

Habba warned against “massive bills” attempting to “slip in money that shouldn’t be spent,” referencing how Congress included a pay raise in its initial 1,500-page spending bill earlier ...

Increasingly, businesses are popping up that offer bill negotiation services, either through an app or a website, that lets consumers hire experts to do the work for them. For a fee (usually a ...

During the process, Trump and billionaire Elon Musk helped tank a more than 1,500-page bipartisan spending deal Johnson had negotiated with Democrats. A much-slimmer bill by Republicans that had ...

Financial experts say social pressure, lifestyle creep and emotional impulse spending are common causes. High inflation and credit misconceptions can also be factors. Curb overspending by ...