New budget projections are expected to show that the program’s spending is outpacing tax revenues as an aging population claims benefits.

Lael Brainard, the Fed’s vice chair, will become a top economic adviser along with Jared Bernstein, who will head the Council of Economic Advisers.

In his first appearance before a Republican House, the president renewed calls for large new economic programs and offered no concessions on federal spending.

As the president prepares for his national address, his aides debate an emphasis on his still-unrealized plans for child care, prekindergarten and more.

Brian Deese, the director of the National Economic Council, played a pivotal role in negotiating economic legislation the president signed in his first two years…

The hours leading up to the meeting have highlighted the differences between the White House and the Republicans who now control the House.

A new report documents systemic discrimination in how the I.R.S. selects taxpayers to be audited, with implications for a debate on the agency’s funding.

Ahead of a meeting at the White House on Wednesday, administration officials demanded that Republicans commit to avoiding a default on federal debt.

The president has found a welcome foil in a new conservative House majority and its tax and spending plans, sharpening a potential re-election message.

Two decades of tax cuts, recession responses and bipartisan spending fueled more borrowing — contributing $25 trillion to the total and setting the stage for…