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Federal Budget Deficit Suddenly Doubles, Signaling Disaster

Commentary You have surely never believed the Biden administration’s assurances that the economy is strong and federal finances are all headed in the right direction. Like everything else these days, ...

September 5, 2023BY Jeffrey A. Tucker

US Could Default by Summer If Debt Ceiling Deal Not Reached: Congressional Budget Office

The United States could default on its debt sometime over the summer if the president and House Republicans ...

February 16, 2023BY Michael Clements

Federal Budget Deficit Shrinks to Still Eye-Popping $1.4 Trillion: CBO

The U.S. federal budget deficit was $1.4 trillion for this past fiscal year, which ended Sept. 30, according to estimates released ...

October 12, 2022BY Katabella Roberts

Fix for ‘Eyepopping’ Inflation Is Slashing Government Deficit, Budget Watchdog Says

Cutting the U.S. government's budget is the best way to deal with out-of-control inflation, according to Maya MacGuineas, ...

July 18, 2022BY Naveen Athrappully

Defund the F-35 to Protect the United States

Commentary When it comes to stealth weapons, the coronavirus is tough to beat. Nobody saw it coming when ...

June 19, 2020BY Bryan Preston

CBO Projects Short-Term Deficit Trough

The Congressional Budget Office's latest budget and economic outlook shows the federal deficit for the next two fiscal ...

February 1, 2015BY Jonathan Zhou

US Federal Budget Deficit Falls to $486B

The federal government's budget deficit has fallen to $486 billion, the smallest pool of red ink of President ...

October 8, 2014BY Andrew Taylor