The U.S. national debt has hit a record $39 trillion. The deficit hit the milestone Wednesday just weeks into the ...

The latest report on the Federal Budget Balance reveals a narrower deficit than the previous month, yet it still surpasses expectations set by economists. The Federal Budget Balance, an indicator of ...

(The Center Square) - The United States federal budget deficit totaled $1 trillion in the first five months of fiscal year 2026, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The latest federal ...

Michigan, helped introduce a bipartisan resolution supporting the goal of reducing our annual federal budget deficit to 3 ...

The U.S. economy is increasingly propped up by federal deficit spending, which, by one estimate, effectively adds about $15,000 per household to the economy each year. Federal deficit spending became ...

If you look closely, you can see some progress on cutting federal spending. At least that’s the conclusion of the respected Kim Strassel, writing recently in the Wall Street Journal before the ...

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office's 10-year outlook projects worsening long-term federal deficits and rising debt, driven largely by increased spending, notably on Social Security, Medicare, ...

Between tax cuts, the war against Iran, and the Supreme Court ruling against Donald Trump’s tariffs, the federal budget is headed further into the red. How much does that matter? Depends on which ...