Democracy Dies in DarknessThe office makes economic projections for lawmakers and scores legislation for how much it would add or subtract from the national debt.Updated November 6, 2025 at 6:40 p.m. EST19 minutes agoThe Capitol dome in 2023. The Congressional Budget Office serves as the nonpartisan bookkeeper for the Senate and House. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)The Congressional Budget Office, lawmakers’ nonpartisan bookkeeper, was hacked by a suspected foreign actor, according to an a...