Government deficit rose 4% in Trump’s first full month in office, despite DOGE. UBS says the U.S. is slashing confidence, not spending

Elon Musk's cost-cutting efforts at the Department of Government Efficiency have yet to reduce the federal deficit overall; ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

6-month U.S. deficit hits $1.3 trillion; government still projects $1.9 trillion deficit for year

WASHINGTON -- The United States' deficit hit $1.3 trillion in the first half of the fiscal year with the federal government on track to reach its $1.9 trillion projection by fiscal year's end. The ...