Members of the College Republican National Committee demonstrated against the estate tax in Washington in 2006. The tax was eliminated in 2010 but was reinstated a year later. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
Budget deficit
Sens. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., Bob Corker, R-Tenn., and Ron Johnson, R-Wis., seen at a hearing earlier this month, held up floor action on Thursday evening over concerns about how to control the deficit if the GOP tax bill doesn't result in strong economic growth. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption
Seated behind a stack of IRS and tax volumes, Rep. Tom Reed, R-N.Y. (left), and Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., attend a Ways and Means Committee debate on the GOP tax plan on Wednesday. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
Stacks of President Trump's FY2018 budget proposal are seen during a photo availability Tuesday on Capitol Hill. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin (center) arrives Tuesday at a meeting with congressional leaders to discuss a tax overhaul. Eric Thayer/Getty Images hide caption
Democrat Hillary Clinton, left, and Republican Donald Trump, right, will debate for the first time Monday night. AFP/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
The economy is stronger than during the 2012 presidential election, but stock owners in 2016 are doing much better than wage earners. Richard Drew/AP hide caption
Gov. Sam Brownback delivers his State of the State address at the Kansas statehouse in Topeka last month. Brownback has announced cuts in education to plug the state's budget woes. Orlin Wagner/AP hide caption
Plants for auction at GCSurplus, the Canadian Government's site for the sale of surplus goods. Plants from the House of Commons may soon join them. Courtesy of Public Works And Government Services Canada hide caption
President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio talk with reporters at the White House after a meeting about the federal budget deficit and economy in Nov. 2012. Some Republicans have proposed raising the Medicare eligibility age to 67. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
White House Details 2013 Cuts If Congress Doesn't Avert Fiscal Cliff
The Capitol building. Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images hide caption