Federal budget deficit reached $1 trillion in five months through February 2026 as tax revenue jumped $206 billion due to higher income tax and tariff collections, CBO data shows.

The federal government ran yet another big budget deficit in February, as the national debt nudges close to $39 trillion.

The House failed to pass a measure that would propose amending the Constitution to require the federal government to have a balanced budget, a measure offered by conservatives to address the ...

U.S. national debt hits historic $39 trillion milestone, growing from $38 trillion in five months as deficits surge and ...

Panics about the rising US deficit have stirred up bond vigilantes before. An economist thinks concerns about military ...

The U.S. government spent $173 billion more than it collected in revenues in November. But as bad as that sounds and is, it is nevertheless better than the $193 billion deficit posted in October and ...

A general view as day breaks over the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 18, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. government posted a $95 billion budget ...

Investors are growing uneasy about the potential cost of the Iran war, sending long-term government bonds lower amid concerns over how the conflict will add to pressures on budget deficits.

Within the last two years, the outlook of Nebraska’s financial health has taken a U-turn from having a near $2 billion surplus to now facing a structural deficit ...