Tracking where every federal dollar goes. Analysis of government outlays, deficit trends, and budget policy sourced from OMB, CBO, and US Treasury data.
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In FY2025, the federal government spent $7.0 trillion — but three agencies alone consumed nearly two-thirds. GTP maps every dollar by department, from HHS's $1.9T dominance to the rising $1T+ interest bill.
Read Analysis →The Congressional Budget Office's February 2026 baseline reveals an accelerating fiscal trajectory — annual deficits roughly double by 2036 as federal debt tracks toward a peacetime record as a share of the economy.
Read Analysis →A line-by-line breakdown of federal outlays — from Social Security and defense to interest on the national debt — with year-over-year comparisons.
For the first time in modern history, the federal government is spending more servicing its debt than funding the entire defense budget.
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