The U.S. government is financially dependent on the stock market staying strong—and that’s no accident.

The United States Treasury confirmed Wednesday that the federal budget deficit for May hit $316 billion, placing it among the top three largest monthly gaps ever recorded. This comes right after ...

WASHINGTON The U.S. federal budget deficit increased $70 billion in July and is on track to top $1 trillion for the fourth straight year. The deficit for the first 10 months of the 2012 ...

WASHINGTON — The federal budget deficit rose sharply in June compared to a year ago, although much of the increase reflected calendar quirks. The Treasury Department said Thursday the June ...

It's a huge price tag, and it's worsening an enormous, record-setting budget deficit -- $1.6 trillion. Many people are now asking how we got here. Especially when it was not long ago that we had a ...

The federal budget deficit is back in the spotlight after the Republican-controlled Congress approved a massive tax and spending package on July 3 aimed at realizing President Donald Trump’s ...

A new analysis from the White House is projecting that the Senate version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act could lead to a $2.1 to $2.3 trillion worth of deficit reduction over the next decade, po… ...

The Federal deficit is running at 6.7% of GDP, while net government debt , ... Key parameters of the US federal budget (FY2018-24, and 12M ending May 2025) *12M rolling sum.

The Congressional Budget Office projected that the House GOP tax bill – dubbed the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" – would add $2.77 trillion to deficits over ten years.

President Donald Trump's sweeping tax-cut and spending bill would lead to a larger-than-expected $2.8 trillion increase in the federal deficit over the decade, despite a boost to U.S. economic ...

First, fiscal conservatives claim that, in a time when the federal budget deficit is about $1.7 trillion (as of FY 2023), publicly funded media is nothing more than a luxury.