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Singular United States federal government agency focused exclusively on economic development
Project 2025 is a broad Heritage Foundation–led policy roadmap that proposes sweeping economic changes — including large tax cuts, lower capital‑gains rates, shrinking or abolishing some agencies, and...
The (ARP) and related injected large, concentrated fiscal support into households, states and localities, and businesses in 2021–2022—through direct payments, enhanced tax credits, temporarily expande...
Despite widely reported headline cuts to nondefense discretionary accounts under the and continuing resolutions, several discretionary lines grew in fiscal 2025 — most prominently defense (a multibill...
A patchwork of federal and state programs exists to help communities and workers after large plant closures: core federal tools include EDA’s Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) and Public Works gran...
The record shows the federal government has announced and appropriated large sums for infrastructure and disaster relief — from nearly $5 billion in DOT grants and $62 billion in FHWA formula funding ...
The U.S. debt rise in 2025 reflects a mix of large tax cuts, persistent mandatory spending growth (Social Security and Medicare), higher net interest costs, and substantial emergency/disaster suppleme...
Congress ended the 43‑day shutdown on November 12, 2025 by passing a continuing resolution that funds many agencies through Jan. 30, 2026 and provides full‑year appropriations for some agencies . Avai...