President Obama has published his multi-trillion-dollar budget. Despite it being an election year, Karen Shaw Petrou thinks we should take it seriously.

In his new budget released today, President Obama said he wants Congress to let the Treasury Department use cheaper materials to mint our coins.

President Obama unveils his budget for next year on Monday, at a community college just outside of Washington, D.C. But how serious is this executive branch wish list in a gridlocked Washington?

Like it or not, some form of major tax change is coming over the next several years. The reason is well-known: The federal government's dire long-term fiscal situation. The real question is what kind of tax overhaul.

For now, it looks at though leaders in Washington will push back any long lasting decisions on the deficit into next year.

Long-term budget issues in Washington are yet to be resolved, but it is likely that leaders will settle on a temporary two month extension of the payroll tax cuts.

Now that Congress has averted a government shutdown, it takes up the extension of the payroll tax cut and long-term unemployment benefits

The budget debate in Washington has put a lot of programs in danger, including those that depend on research and development tax cuts to innovate.

As news from Europe points to greater fiscal scrutiny for countries in the EU, questions are raised as to whether a balanced budget amendment here at home could finally pass.

The latest version of the budget-balancing game Budget Hero, produced by our newsroom partners from American Public Media's Public Insight Network,…