Government Spending

The gap between what the government spent and what it collected was more than 107 times what it was last June.

According to the IRS, there are $1.5 billion worth of unclaimed refunds from the 2016 tax year. And the bad news is, if that money isn't claimed by July 15, 2020, it's gone for good.

The administration confirmed a bonus for returning to work is under consideration.

Companies that contract with major U.S. cities to provide red lights and other traffic enforcement cameras reaped millions in taxpayer-funded aid

All employees and employers pay a 6.2 percent payroll tax on wages capped out at $137,700.

The church’s haul may have reached -- or even exceeded -- $3.5 billion, making a global religious institution with more than a billion followers among the biggest winners in the U.S. government’s pandemic relief efforts.

State law requires that individuals who received a bigger check than they were eligible for repay the money

Elected officials in Houston tabled a vote that, if passed, would have approved a $166,000 contract to provide the police department with helmets for every officer.

Here are a few important things to do with your tax refund, especially in light of the current recession.

The U.S. budget deficit soared to a record $2.7 trillion for the first nine months of the fiscal year, as federal revenues dried up and spending surged.

These are the biggest businesses that received Paycheck Protection Program loans worth more than $1 million.

President Trump is threatening to pull back federal funding should schools not reopen in the fall.

The House bill calls for $694.6 billion in new discretionary spending authority for the Defense Department, which is $3.7 billion less than what President Trump requested.

With the tax-filing deadline rapidly approaching, here are a few tips to get you through the process if you have yet to get your return in order.

When starting Social Security, review these three questions to ensure your understanding of how your benefits are calculated and how your decisions affect the size of your checks.

As of June 27, the administration had given out more than 4.7 million forgivable loans totaling $518 billion through the program.

The expectations is for GDP to return to pre-pandemic levels by the middle of 2022

President Trump, riding high on 4.8 million jobs added to the economy and unemployment that fell to 11.1 percent -- both better than expectations -- said the apparent recovery "is the result of historic actions" his administration took, in conjunction with Congress.

Even though failing to extend the $600 weekly boost will hurt Americans who are still jobless, it could have another harmful impact: prolonging the current recession and hurting chances of a relatively quick recovery.

American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Sky West Airlines and Spirit Airlines will have to meet certain requirements to qualify for the CARES Act loans.