War costs rise as the deficit deepens. Fiscal gauges flash pandemic‑era stress. No credible deficit plan from Washington yet. The US budget deficit was already on shaky ground before the Iran war, and ...

(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 White House has just released its 2027 budget request to Congress, calling for massive increases in defense and border-related spending, serious cuts elsewhere and the same old deficit and debt ...