Federal budget deficit expected to soar to $2.7 trillion in 2035, highlighting pressure on GOP
As congressional Republicans struggle to keep deficits in check while extending their sweeping 2017 tax cuts, the ...
US Treasury reports record $711 billion budget deficit for first months of 2025
The $711 billion October-December deficit was $201 billion higher than the $510 billion deficit in the same period a year ...
U.S. posts record $711 bln deficit for first three months of fiscal 2025
The U.S. government posted an $87 billion budget deficit in December, reduced partly by a shift of benefit payments into ...
Claims About Deficits Under Trump Are Missing Context
Is a quarter of the national debt attributable to budget deficits accumulated during the first Trump administration? Several ...
US To See Rising Debt, Deficit In Next Decade: Budget Office
The United States is set to see its debt level swell to a record over the coming decade, the Congressional Budget Office said Friday, days before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
Republicans Considering SNAP Benefit Cuts As Part Of Deficit Reduction Plan
Republicans have long sought changes to SNAP, which provides more than $350 per month, on average, to 22 million households.
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Opinion: Make Jimmy Carter’s budget deficits great again
While Republicans have spent the past 40 years using the late President Jimmy Carter as a political punching bag — mainly on the economy and foreign policy — one thing you didn’t hear them attacking ...
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California governor proposes $322B budget with no deficit
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed a $322 billion budget without a deficit, a welcome change after two years of ...
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US trade deficit widens in November on imports jump
The US trade gap widened in November according to government data released Tuesday, as imports rose faster than exports ahead ...
Experts worry as deficit tops $2 trillion in last year
The U.S. Congressional Budget Office released new data this week showing that in the last calendar year, the federal deficit ...