U.S. budget deficit nears $2 trillion, highest in 5 years

The U.S. budget deficit rose by $217 billion to nearly $2 trillion in the 2026 fiscal year, fueled in part by tariff refunds and record spending to service the nation’s more than $40 trillion in debt, marking the largest budget shortfall in five years, Treasury Department figures showed today.

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