Yesterday's deadline for House and Senate budget resolution wasn't binding, and it came and went without much drama, and without a deal. 

On Tax Day, it’s all about "federal funds" - largely from your income taxes - that pay for the military, certain health care programs, education and other things. 

President Obama, the House and Senate have all lined up with a whopping request for Pentagon and related spending of $613 billion. What alternative do we have to this bloated Pentagon budget? 

In the wee hours of Friday morning, the U.S. Senate voted 52-46 to approve a budget, setting off a months long process.  Now Congress is in recess for two weeks.

Yesterday, the House of Representatives voted down the Congressional Progressive Caucus budget and passed the budget proposal from the House Budget Committee, with some tweaks.

Sign up for a free webinar to look at how recent budget proposals stack up against Americans' priorities.

We take a look at a federal budget proposal that focuses on Americans' priorities -- such as job creation, education, Social Security, infrastructure improvements, and other domestic investments.

Check out our new Competing Visions analysis that examines how the major budget proposals stack up against Americans' priorities on 15 major issues including job creation, education, war spending, and taxes.

The debt ceiling suspension ends March 15, 2015. It’s unclear exactly when the money will run out, but sooner or later, lawmakers will have to deal with it.

Next week, when the budget alternatives are released, we’ll be taking a look at how each major budget proposal stacks up on issues you care about.