Deficit

Presidential candidates talk about what more they will do if they get more money — extracted from somebody else, of course.

Last week, the U.S. Treasury said the deficit for fiscal 2019 was $984 billion, a 26 percent increase from the year before. It's the widest gap between revenue and spending in seven years.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate is expected this week to finally start tackling bills that will fund the government in 2020.

WASHINGTON — The United States federal budget deficit jumped 26 percent in the 2019 fiscal year to $984 billion, reaching its 

On Thursday when the Congressional Budget Office forecast a federal deficit of $984 billion for fiscal 2019, the Concord Coalition quickly condemned lawmakers’ lack of concern over our federal gove

That shift, evidenced by presidential candidates’ plans and a bill backed by nearly 90% of House Democrats, departs from years of conversations about an elusive bipartisan compromise where Democrat