The federal government ran yet another big budget deficit in February, as the national debt nudges close to $39 trillion.

Investors are growing uneasy about the potential cost of the Iran war, sending long-term government bonds lower amid concerns over how the conflict will add to pressures on budget deficits.

Immigrants have been net-positive contributors to federal, state and local governments for decades, according to a new report from the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank. According to Cato, ...

(The Center Square) – Quietly tucked inside Republicans’ funding deal to end the government shutdown is a provision wiping the congressional Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) scorecard, effectively forgiving ...

The Congressional Budget Office's latest forecasts are out on the U.S. government's deficit situation - and they don't look very good. An ever-widening U.S. budget deficit over the next 10 years will ...