WASHINGTON, July 13 (Reuters) - Growing refunds from President Donald Trump's illegal tariffs pushed the June federal budget ...

Federal spending on national debt interest, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid drives the budget deficit $35 billion ...

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Tariff refunds and a jump in spending driven by higher interest expense drove yet another big budget deficit in June.

The US budget deficit remained virtually stable during the first three months of 2026, as increased revenue — primarily from income taxes and customs duties — offset an acceleration in spending.

The gap for the first nine months of fiscal 2026 came to US$1.37 trillion, Treasury Department data showed on July 13. Read ...

The federal government is projected to run a budget deficit of at least $2 trillion this fiscal year, according to an estimate by the Treasury Department and bond market participants. Earlier this ...

WASHINGTON, April 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. federal government's March budget deficit ⁠rose $4 ⁠billion or 2% to $164 billion from a year ⁠ago as new individual and corporate tax breaks pushed refunds ...

A massive wave of federal refund payments for import tariffs recently declared illegal by the Supreme Court has pushed the ...