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President Trump's base still wants a wall or barrier on the border between the U.S. and Mexico, but their support for the shutdown had slowly eroded as the impasse between Mr. Trump and congressional Democrats lasted for a record 35 days. (Associated Press)

Trump’s shutdown, tariffs ding economy

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

White House chief economic adviser Larry Kudlow speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Monday, Jan. 28, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

The Latest: White House rejects report showing slowed growth

Associated Press

The Capitol Dome is seen through a skylight in the Capitol Visitors Center on the 20th day of a partial government shutdown, in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Feds see bleak budget; $897 billion deficit projected in 2019

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Depicted in this undated file photo is the launch of a Minuteman missile **FILE**

New half-trillion-dollar U.S. nuclear weapons bill sparks funding fight

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Rep. John Yarmuth, Kentucky Democrat, chairs the House Budget Committee. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

John Yarmuth asks CBO for to-do list on ‘Medicare for all’

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, right, and his wife Louise Linton, hold up a sheet of new $1 bills, the first currency notes bearing his and U.S. Treasurer Jovita Carranza's signatures, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017, at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) in Washington. The Mnuchin-Carranza notes, which are a new series of 2017, 50-subject $1 notes, will be sent to the Federal Reserve to issue into circulation. At left is BEP Director Leonard Olijar. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Federal deficit up 50 percent in new fiscal year

By David Sherfinski and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2017, file photo people pass the New York Stock Exchange. The U.S. stock market opens at 9:30 a.m. EDT on Monday, Aug 13. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Economy to grow 3.1 percent in 2018: CBO

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks in the Diplomatic Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, March 23, 2018, about the $1.3 trillion spending bill. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) **FILE**

Federal debt to reach $100 trillion: CBO

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Illustration on rising national debt by M.Ryder/Tribune Content Agency

Why Congress must get its spending under control now

By Tom McClintock

President Donald Trump talks to the media as he leaves for Dallas to address the National Rifle Association, Friday, May 4, 2018 at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

‘Rescission’ package: Donald Trump to demand Congress cut $15 billion in spending

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Just-cut stacks of $100 bills make their way down the production line at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing's Western Currency Facility in Fort Worth, Texas, on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

CBO says April was best month in history for U.S. budget

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Editorials from around New England

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Chart to accompany Moore article of April 16, 2018.

Blaming Donald Trump for deficits misses their ‘inventor,’ Barack Obama

By Stephen Moore

This Thursday, June 8, 2017, file photo shows the U.S. Treasury Department building in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File) ** FILE **

Feds notch worst March in budget history; monthly deficit tops $200 billion

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Sen. Lamar Alexander, Tennessee Republican and chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor nand Pensions Committee (Associated Press) **FILE**

Lamar Alexander seeks support for Obamacare stabilization plan

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama shares a humorous moment with a group of doctors from around the country in the Oval Office, Oct. 5, 2009, prior to a health insurance reform event at the White House.
(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Congressional Budget Office grilled over botched Obamacare forecasts

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Budget office cuts cost estimate of children’s insurance

By ALAN FRAM - Associated Press

Immigrant rights supporters hold giant letters reading "Dream Act" as they demonstrate in favor of Congress passing a 'Clean Dream Act' that will prevent the deportation of young immigrants known as Dreamers working and studying in the U.S.,Friday, Oct. 13, 2017, in Miami. President Trump announced plans to end a program protecting them. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) **FILE**

Legalizing ‘Dreamers’ would cost $26 billion: CBO

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Senators want to prioritize preventive care cost savings

Associated Press

In this Nov. 9, 2017, file photo, from left, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, speak to reporters as work gets underway on the Senate's version of the GOP tax reform bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington. More than a quarter of all taxpayers in a majority of states claim a long-standing federal deduction that is targeted by the Republicans' tax-overhaul plans in Congress. Residents in high-tax, Democratic-led states could be the hardest hit by the proposed change to the deduction for state and local taxes, but it also could alter the bottom line for millions of others who itemize deductions. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

CBO report claims Senate tax plan leaves lower-income earners worse off

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times