The U.S. budget deficit has grown ... increased disaster assistance to the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Defense Department spending. The widening deficit, which occurs when spending ...

The U.S. government posted a $258 billion budget surplus for April, up 23%, or about $49 billion, from a year earlier, ...

By comparison, the wrangling over the federal budget has received much less attention. This is a mistake, in my view, because the current account deficit, which includes trade in goods and ...

A trade deficit occurs when a nation imports more than it exports. For instance, in 2024 the United States exported nearly ... if it leads to a larger federal budget deficit, reduces the national ...

Cavanaugh and Spivey, among others, have said the deficit is self-inflicted and that future budget years look even worse. Spivey said senators must prioritize investments to grow the economy and ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. budget deficit has grown to more than $1.3 ... has touted a plan to reduce waste and spending in the federal government through Elon Musk’s Department of Government ...