The CBO reports the federal budget deficit hit $2 trillion in fiscal year 2026 as net interest on the national debt surged 11 ...

With the federal government borrowing $2 trillion over the past 12 months, 88% of U.S. voters say addressing the federal ...

Tax revenue increased by about 3 percent last year, but spending increased twice as fast. And interest payments on the debt ...

After falling by 4% in the first full fiscal year of Donald Trump’s second term, the federal budget deficit surged 12% to an ...

The $1.993 trillion shortfall was 12% above the prior year, driven by rising interest costs, entitlement spending, and tariff refunds ...

Curbing the federal government's roughly $2 trillion budget deficit could lower inflation and current interest rates for households, a CRFB report finds.

US Deficit Nears $2 Trillion as Debt, Rates Raise Affordability Fears ...

The federal budget deficit rose to nearly $2 trillion for the past fiscal year, spurred in part by ballooning interest ...

When interest rates rise, everyone — including the federal government — pays more to borrow. What does that mean for the economy in the long term?

Republican U.S. Senate nominee Ken Paxton suggested he would support cuts to federal benefits programs during a private fundraiser with Washington lobbyists last month, according to an audio recording ...

Looking at the average monthly deficit, January and February were both worse than average, whereas March was slightly better. The latest quarter was slightly better than last Q2 and also better than ...

Eliminating Social Security's deficit would cut the federal government's primary deficit in half. It would also make Americans happy. Recently, the Congressional Budget Office released its budget ...