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The U.S. finished the 2026 fiscal year with a budget deficit of nearly $2 trillion, the latest measurement to underscore the extent of the country's financial stress. The $1.992 trillion figure was about 12% higher than the $1.775 trillion deficit in the prior fiscal year, the Treasury Department reported Friday. It's the third-highest annual deficit in U.S. history, behind only 2020 and 2021, when the federal government was doling out trillions of dollars in financial stimulus amid the...

CNBC 21m ago

U.S. Budget Deficit Nears $2 Trillion, a Reality Check for Trump’s Cost Cutting

President Trump, who had promised to curb federal spending, has instead seen it rise on his watch.

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