Federal budget

As the fight over the nation's budget continues, we pose the question: Is Congress smarter than a seventh grader?

We’re about to hear a lot about the debt ceiling and the threat of a government shutdown.

President Obama says he is going to refocus his efforts on the economy. How much can he really do?

Starting Wednesday, President Obama will make a series of speeches on the economy. He's trying to set the stage for this fall.

President Obama floated the idea of selling the Tennessee Valley Authority in his budget, released last month. He started receiving pushback almost immediately.

The Treasury Department is expected to start paying down U.S. government debt this quarter for the first time in six years.

'Entitlement' has almost contradictory meanings in casual conversation - and also, depending on your views, in political discourse about the social safety net

Where does tech fit into President Obama's new budget proposal? One answer is the $17.7 billion set aside for the U.S. space program.

The White House unveiled its proposed 2014 federal budget Wednesday and it has at least one thing in common with your household budget: It's influenced by politics.

David Kelly, chief global strategist at JP Morgan Funds, joins Marketplace Morning Report host Jeremy Hobson to explain Obama's proposed budget and how it differs from House Republican plans.