Imagine getting a surprise $5,000 check from the government, all thanks to Elon Musk’s latest brainchild—the Department of ...

The U.S. budget deficit for the first five months of fiscal 2025 hit a record $1.147 trillion, the Treasury Department said ...

Data disclosed by the Treasury Department showed an adjusted gap between federal spending and revenue of $1.063 trillion for ...

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The federal government ran yet another massive budget deficit in February, pushing the total budget shortfall to over $1 ...

The U.S. debt and deficit problem worsened during President Donald Trump 's first month in office, as the budget shortfall ...

The Department of Government Efficiency has floated the idea of stimulus payments based on how much the department "saves" ...

The federal budget deficit totaled $2.2 trillion between March 2024 and February 2025 based on estimates from the ...

The new numbers, released Wednesday, showed the deficit between October 2024, and February 2025. The deficit for February ...

Soaring government spending pushed Russia's budget deficit to 2.70 trillion roubles ($31.45 billion) in the first two months ...

Trump wants to reduce the $1.2 trillion trade deficit, so he’s putting tariffs on popular imported goods from smartphones to ...