This article was updated Aug. 2 to include a graph with the annual federal deficit in constant dollars. A viral post portrays Democrats, not Republicans, as the party of fiscal responsibility, with ...

Federal spending on national debt interest, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid drives the budget deficit $35 billion higher than last year.

Feb. 11 (UPI) --The nation's debt and federal deficit likely will become unsustainable and worsen by trillions of dollars over the next 10 years, the Congressional Budget Office reported on Wednesday.

Looking at the average monthly deficit, January and February were both worse than average, whereas March was slightly better. The latest quarter was slightly better than last Q2 and also better than ...