The U.S. is projected to run a budget deficit of at least $2 trillion in fiscal year 2026, according to Treasury Department and bond market estimates.

The US federal budget deficit is projected at $2 trillion this fiscal year, exceeding 6% of GDP. Here's what it means for ...

The challenge is that the U.S. has to pay interest on its debt, which is increasing yearly. The Congressional Budget Office ...

WASHINGTON -- The United States' deficit for the current fiscal year is increasing at a lower rate compared to the prior year, with the federal government ending January with a nearly $697 billion gap ...

(The Center Square) - The United States federal budget deficit totaled $1 trillion in the first five months of fiscal year 2026, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The latest federal ...

The US trade deficit in goods expanded to a new record in 2025, government data showed Thursday, despite sweeping tariffs that President Donald Trump imposed during his first year back in the White ...

The U.S. national debt reached another historic milestone on Wednesday as it surpassed $39 trillion for the first time as the federal government's persistent budget deficits send the debt soaring ...

The U.S. national debt is the total of what the federal government owes creditors. The U.S. has always carried debt, but the ...

WASHINGTON -- The United States' annual deficit exceeded $1.1 trillion during the first six months of the ongoing fiscal year, around $139 billion less compared to the first half of fiscal 2025. The ...