Tag: Government budgets
Social spending, business tax hike drive $6T Biden budget
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden's $6 trillion budget proposal for next year would run a $1.8 trillion federal government deficit despite a raft of...
Biden budget highlights: Lots of spending, taxing the rich
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden's $6 trillion budget proposal offers major new initiatives like child and elder care subsidies, generous tax credits for families...
States tap federal aid to shore up empty unemployment funds
Businesses could be spared billions of dollars of higher taxes in coming years — potentially freeing up money to spend on employees or invest...
Defense chief: US pullout from Afghanistan “slightly” ahead
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told Congress on Thursday that America's troop withdrawal from Afghanistan is “slightly” ahead of schedule, but he provided...
GOP senators ready $1T infrastructure counteroffer to Biden
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans revived negotiations over President Joe Biden’s sweeping investment plan, preparing a $1 trillion infrastructure proposal that would be funded with...
Navy says it’s charting a new course after rash of problems
BATH, Maine — The Navy’s speedy littoral combat ships had propulsion failures. The gun on its stealthy destroyer is a dud because of expensive...
Nonpartisan budget report says future nuke costs are rising
WASHINGTON — The projected cost of modernizing the U.S. nuclear force is escalating, including billions of dollars more to operate nuclear-armed submarines and to...
New Zealand spending plan includes rebuilding Antarctic base
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand plans to rebuild its Antarctic base and spend billions more on welfare payments as part of a spending...
Putin to would-be aggressors: “Will knock their teeth out”
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin alleged Thursday that some of the country's foreign foes dream about biting off pieces of the country's vast...
New Zealand spending plan includes rebuilding Antarctic base
<p>WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand plans to rebuild its Antarctic base and spend billions more on welfare payments as part of a spending...