budget deficit

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However, there haven’t been great improvements in the annual budget deficit and the national debt.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

The Board of Education narrowly approved the cuts in February as part of a plan to reduce a projected budget deficit.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

That would give its biggest banks a chance to either buy more domestic debt and help close a budget deficit or boost lending to the country’s defense sector.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

The U.S. is running a budget deficit that will probably go up.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

Through knowledge, political will, and perhaps some luck, we seem to have tamed inflation and the budget deficit.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover