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Finance and Economy

Treasury announces deficit rose to $1.99 trillion in fiscal 2026

Zach Halaschak · October 16, 2026 2:07 pm

Protesters march against the government’s release of next year’s draft budget, in Lille, France on Sept. 29. (Jean-Francois Badias/AP Photo)

Why France’s financial crisis foreshadows what will come in the US without King Dollar and reform

Tiana Lowe Doescher · October 16, 2026 7:45 am

President Donald Trump speaks during a dinner in the Rose Garden of the White House, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, in Washington.

Faith, Freedom, and Self-Reliance

Trump’s vote-buying scheme is a betrayal of conservatism

Brady Leonard · October 15, 2026 6:00 am

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Federal deficit rose to $2 trillion for fiscal 2026, adding to debt fears

Zach Halaschak · October 8, 2026 2:46 pm

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Rising interest outpaces national defense. It’s eating America alive

Eric Wargotz · October 7, 2026 10:00 am

Former Vice President Dick Cheney speaks at a podium onstage.

Dick Cheney said deficits don’t matter. Tell that to your 7% mortgage

Ted Tucker · October 5, 2026 9:00 am

The U.S. Capitol with a glass building, right, reflecting it to show a mirror image of the building.

The $2 trillion time bomb: Congress can’t out-vote the clock

Leslie Belcher · October 5, 2026 9:00 am

For sale by owner sign is displayed in Northbrook, Illinois.

Spike in mortgage rates compounds inflation and debt woes

Zach Halaschak · October 5, 2026 5:00 am

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he arrives on Air Force One at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026.

Trump scored three economic ‘own goals.’ Here’s his radical three-step fix

Samir Tata · October 3, 2026 7:00 am

The Treasury Department building is seen in Washington with its white pillars.

Equality, Not Elitism

The $40 trillion uniparty

Brady Leonard · September 30, 2026 8:21 pm

US debt crisis.

America is spending $3 billion a day just on interest. Why is no one running on it?

Jose Navarro · September 28, 2026 8:00 am

Elon Musk flashes his t-shirt that reads "DOGE" to the media as he walks on South Lawn of the White House, in Washington, Sunday, March 9, 2025.

An Elon Musk insider shares what he found in Washington — and it should terrify you

William Perry Pendley · September 22, 2026 8:00 am