Tax cuts since 2000, coupled with increased spending, have been major debt drivers. Lawmakers should aim to raise revenue, considering more efficient means like a value-added tax, while maintaining ...

A quarter of the VA's work force comprises veterans themselves. And that's prompting questions about how the cuts might affect the quality and timeliness of the services the VA provides.

Organizations impacted by the cuts rushed to attend hastily arranged closed-door meetings to swap information and strategize about how they would manage the fallout. Questions about how the human ...

Science correspondent Miles O’Brien reports on the potential impact of the NOAA cuts. As Lisa mentioned, hundreds of staff have been laid off at NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...