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CBO Estimates $38 Billion Spent on Iran War With Monthly Costs Rising
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— Sep 15, 2026
The Congressional Budget Office and related analyses estimate the Iran war has cost about $38 billion in direct outlays through the first five to six months, with ongoing monthly costs of roughly $2–3 billion and a rebuilding timeline of at least five years for depleted munitions stockpiles. Reports from the Pentagon’s inspector general and other officials also warn of inventory shortfalls and industrial bottlenecks, potential inflationary effects, and casualties, including 11 service members killed and dozens wounded, underscoring the broader financial and human toll of the conflict.
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‘Nonpartisan’ Congressional Budget Office Is Not So Nonpartisan After All, New Report Shows
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— Jun 5, 2025
The supposedly “nonpartisan” Congressional Budget Office (CBO), which provides Congress with cost estimates for its policy proposals, may not be the neutral arbiter it claims to be, a new report suggests. The CBO was…
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Foreign Aid And Student Loan Forgiveness Behind Massive Increase In Deficit Estimate, Congressional Budget Office Says
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— Jun 18, 2024
America’s debt is growing faster than previously expected, largely due to actions taken by the Biden administration and recent legislation, according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The United States’…
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US Budget Deficit Hit $1.8 Trillion In 2025, CBO Reports
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— Oct 8, 2025
The U.S. federal budget deficit hit $1.8 trillion in the fiscal year ending on Sept. 30, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reported Wednesday. That number was just $8 billion less than the budget shortfall that was…
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Cyberattack Turns Hundreds Of Grocery Coolers Into Saunas As Military Stores’ Meltdown Remains A Mystery
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US Senate Confirms Trump Nominee Who Defied Subpoena to Lead Budget Office
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— Jul 20, 2020
The U.S. Senate voted along party lines on Monday to confirm Russell Vought as director of the Office of Management and Budget, eight months after Vought defied a congressional subpoena and refused to testify in…
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AP Top 25 College Football Teams
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College football fans argue endlessly over which programs deserve the top spots in the AP Poll based on wins, schedule strength, and legacy.
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Trump Budget Czar Thumbs Nose At ‘Partisan’ Watchdog Over Impoundment Allegation
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— May 23, 2025
White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought on Friday morning slammed a Congressional watchdog’s opinion which had suggested that the Trump administration violated the law by withholding…
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JAMES CARTER: CBO’s Latest Report Sounds Alarm On Debt And Growth
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— Feb 15, 2026
The Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO’s) recently issued report, The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2026 to 2036 , offers a sobering look at the fiscal trajectory of the United States. While the economy continues to…
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Pelosi: I Do Not ‘Place Too Much Weight’ on What Republicans Say
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— Feb 18, 2021
Congressional Republicans are raising questions about a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report that estimates only $6 billion President Joe Biden ‘s proposed $180 billion to help reopen K-12 schools would be spent in…
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While Americans Pay Record Gas Prices, Lawmakers Give Their Offices Massive Budget Increase
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— Mar 16, 2022
House Democratic leaders made the rain come last week for congressional staffers and Capitol Police officers, with the passage of their $1.5 trillion omnibus spending bill. At a time when record inflation and gas prices…
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UK Says Iran’s IRGC Likely Directed Airbase Incident
UK PM Andy Burnham told Parliament the RAF Fairford incident was almost certainly directed by Iran's IRGC; seven suspects were bailed with no charges.
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STEPHEN MOORE: Why CBO Almost Always Gets It Wrong
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— Jun 4, 2025
These days it seems that a mysterious group called “the CBO” rules the world. Or at least Washington. Unfortunately, they’re not very good at predicting things. It’s a good thing the Congressional Budget Office doesn’t…
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JAMES CARTER: It’s Only Up From Here
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— Jan 2, 2025
President-elect Donald Trump is not inheriting a rock-solid economy on Jan. 20. Far from it. The Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) newly issued economic forecast anticipates the country’s economic growth rate will…
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Most Influential Women in World History
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From ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.
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Americans Paying Record Amount in Income Taxes
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— May 31, 2022
The Congressional Budget Office report shows the agency expects individual income tax receipts to rise. According to the report , the receipts will increase by 28% this year alone. It marks an increase from $2.0…
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Congress Has Mere Months To Address Debt Default, CBO Warns
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— Mar 26, 2025
The U.S. government has until August or September to lift the country’s borrowing limit to avert a default on its $36 trillion-and-counting debt, according to the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) projections released…
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Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ May Not Be The Deficit Disaster Critics Claim — Here’s Why
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— Jul 3, 2025
The One Big Beautiful Bill to advance President Donald Trump’s agenda may not have the devastating impact on the national deficit that some critics claim. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO), tasked with providing…
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Little-Known Green Law Becoming Thorn In Side Of Businesses
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JAMES CARTER: America’s Debilitating Federal Debt Spiral
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— Jun 25, 2024
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently issued yet another report on the rapidly deteriorating state of the federal government’s finances. As Douglas Holtz-Eakin, a former CBO director, commented upon the…
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Toy Story vs Shrek
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The toy box vs the swamp: two animation revolutions, one inevitable playground argument.
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MATT EAGAN: The Border Crisis Is A Huge Expense For American Taxpayers, Despite What CBO Says
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— Aug 11, 2024
A recent report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) suggests that the ongoing illegal immigration surge at the southern border will reduce the federal deficit by a staggering $897 billion over the next decade. At…
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CBO Estimates Staggering Price Tag for Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan
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— Sep 27, 2022
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness plan will cost about $400 billion over the next 10 years . Phillip Swagel, the director of the CBO, sent a letter…
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Congressional Budget Office: Biden’s $1.85T Spending Bill Won’t Cost ‘Zero Dollars’
Opinion
— Nov 17, 2021
Remember all of those claims from President Joe Biden that, despite the fact it cost $1.85 trillion, his spending bill won’t add to the national debt and won’t increase most people’s taxes — all because it’ll beef up…
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EXCLUSIVE: GOP Lawmaker Demands Feds Disclose True Costs Of Biden’s Most Aggressive Climate Policies
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— Sep 13, 2024
Republican Virginia Rep. Bob Good requested that the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) provide information about the true costs of some of the Biden-Harris administration’s most aggressive climate policies on Friday…
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Geographic luck not race decided who conquered whom
Diamond’s case that wild species and continental shape—not smarter minds—built the conquest gap is for anyone who wants deep causes of inequality without racial myths.
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Biden’s Plan To Subsidize Illegal Immigrants’ Health Care Will Add Billions To The Deficit, CBO Finds
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— Jun 24, 2024
The Biden administration’s plan to open Obamacare enrollment to DACA recipients will add billions to the national deficit, a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report found. Roughly 110,000 illegal immigrants on the…
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Psaki Calls CBO Score on Build Back Better Act ‘Fake’
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— Dec 13, 2021
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki blasted what she is calling a “fake” Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report on the cost of President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better Act. During a White House press briefing Monday…
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Doocy Asks Psaki if Biden Will Stop Saying Spending Package Will Not Add to Deficit After CBO Score
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— Nov 19, 2021
Fox News’ Peter Doocy wants to know if President Joe Biden will stop asserting that his $1.75 trillion Build Back Better Act will not add to the deficit after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) found that it would…
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CBO Estimates Biden’s Spending Bill Would Add $3 Trillion to Deficit if Provisions Are Made Permanent
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— Dec 10, 2021
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that if provisions of President Joe Biden’s $1.75 trillion Build Back Better Act are made permanent, they would add $3 trillion to the federal deficit. Sen. Lindsey Graham…
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Mike Johnson Fires Back At Dem C-SPAN Caller Accusing Him Of Lying About ‘Illegal Immigrants Draining Our Resources’
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— Oct 9, 2025
Speaker Mike Johnson on Thursday refuted a Democratic C-SPAN caller who accused him of lying about illegal immigrants receiving Medicaid. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated in June that around 1.4 million…
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Democrat Senator Ed Markey Goes Fishing For DEI Interns
Nicole Silverio · 2 min · 9h
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