For the fiscal year to date, the deficit totaled $1.004 trillion, about 12% lower than the comparable period in 2025.

The United States borrowed $1.0 trillion in the first five months of Fiscal Year (FY) 2026, including $308 billion in February, according to the latest ...

Under CBO’s latest projections, the interest rate will exceed the growth rate (R>G) starting in 2031, when both are projected to total about 3.8% on a nominal basis and 1.8% on a real basis. Over time ...

I recently went to the doctor about a minor health issue. “Is what I’m experiencing normal?” I asked her. “No, it’s never normal,” she said, “but it happens to almost everybody.” I thought: That ...

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, ...

Federal budget deficit reached $1 trillion in five months through February 2026 as tax revenue jumped $206 billion due to ...

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators is seeking to unite Democrats and Republicans in a collaborative effort to talk about the nation's unsustainable debt. The group proposed the Bipartisan Fiscal ...