Monday Sunrise Briefs: Buttigieg, the budget, and Oscar winners

Fiscal accountability isn’t high on most voters wish lists. But on Sunday, just one day before a new White House budget debuts, Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg grabbed the mantle of fiscal hawk at a Nashua, New Hampshire rally. The former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, said curbing federal deficit spending was “important” and "not fashionable in progressive circles." Mr. Buttigieg alluded to the “Medicare for All” plan proposed by rival Sen. Bernie Sanders, who said in a January interview that it was "impossible to predict" the proposal’s eventual cost.  

The U.S. budget deficit - the gap between spending and income - is expected to