U.S. government has spent $1 trillion more than it took in for first 5 months of fiscal 2026

The United States' budget deficit reached $1 trillion through the first five months of the current fiscal year as uncertainty about the future of the Trump administration's tariff agenda is set to ...

A former IMF economist says he's worried that military spending will widen the US deficit and jack up borrowing costs

Panics about the rising US deficit have stirred up bond vigilantes before. An economist thinks concerns about military ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Federal deficit rising more slowly than in 2025, yet still on track to add $1.9 trillion to debt this year

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 ...
Washington Examiner

The federal government booked a $1.8 trillion deficit last year

Federal outlays grew nearly as much, from $6.735 trillion in 2024 to $7.01 trillion in 2025. The main drivers were an additional $294 billion spent on Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security. Last ...

Tax the Rich All You Want. It Won't Fix the Deficit.

The problem is not that the government collects too little. The problem is that the government spends too much.

Federal deficit totaled $1 trillion in beginning of FY2026, CBO says

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