Deficit

National security fears and the presidential election have dominated the political discourse over the past year, but that uptick marks a sharp increase from the 2015 fiscal year, when the deficit fell to $439 billion. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

News

Budget office: Deficit jumps to $590 billion

August 5, 2016 9:29 pm

Former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton suggested white female voters voted for President Trump in 2016 because of pressure from their husbands. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Washington Secrets

Analysis: Hillary would boost deficit $2.2 trillion, spend 3X revenues

Paul Bedard -

August 4, 2016 5:11 pm

Revenue climbed 1 percent in the first three-quarters of the fiscal year, but spending rose 4 percent. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Economy

Budget office: Deficit up $81 billion in nine months

Joseph Lawler -

July 8, 2016 8:50 pm

In this March 4, 2014 file photo, copies of President Barack Obama's proposed fiscal 2015 budget are set out for distribution on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Economy

Deficit $528b through August, down 10 percent from last year

Joseph Lawler -

September 8, 2015 9:22 pm

Projected Debt in 2025 Due to Obama’s Budget: $26.3 Trillion

Daniel Halper -

February 3, 2015 2:09 am

A Reporting Deficit

Jeffrey H. Anderson -

October 17, 2014 12:19 pm

U.S. Government Celebrates Half Trillion Dollar Deficit

Kevin R. Kosar -

October 16, 2014 12:02 pm

In a Friday, Dec. 23, 2011 photo, federal judge Loretta Preska poses for a portrait in her chambers at Manhattan federal court, in New York. Preska said the caseload for judges in Manhattan has grown more than 10 percent in the last three years while staffing to support them has decreased 28 percent. Continuing cuts to the federal judiciary budget have left the courts feeling unloved. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Wall Street Journal: U.S. attorney, chief judge decry budget cuts

Washington Examiner -

December 2, 2013 5:00 am

Federal Times: Sequester in 2014 will be worse, report warns

Washington Examiner -

December 2, 2013 5:00 am

News

Drop Dead Debt Date

Geoffrey Norman -

September 26, 2013 3:07 pm

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