The US federal budget deficit for August was $167 billion, a decrease attributed to calendar shifts in benefit payments. This change has resulted in the fiscal-year-to-date budget gap remaining essentially flat.
The total fiscal-year-to-date budget gap is $1.97 trillion. The US Treasury released this information on Friday.
Further details on the budget deficit are available from the US Treasury's report.
government
Trump and his Republican Party wrapped up an unusual convention in Dallas on Thursday, hoping to strengthen their midterm election prospects. Here are five takeaways from the two-day convention....
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U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday that a unified Ireland would be fantastic, wading into a complex and politically charged subject during a weekend visit to a major tournament at his Irish golf course. At a meeting with Irish Prime Minister Michel Martin in Dublin, Trump ...
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State leaders are breathing a sigh of relief that the Trump administration’s threats to eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency have subsided. But experts say there’s still confusion....
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Check out all the sights and sounds from Robinson’s thrilling 55-48 road win over Lorena, including interviews with Dylan Medlock and Brice McCurdy.
schools
Cuts to the nation's largest food assistance program will likely spill over into schools, causing students to lose access to free breakfast and lunch.
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The Solheim Cup is deadlocked at 4-4 after Friday's opening day of competition in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.
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The Yankees hosted the Mets in the Bronx on Friday on the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks that rocked New York City.
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The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame welcomed its newest class of leg-ends and change makers on Aug. 15, headlined by Candace Parker, Elena Delle Donne, Chamique Holdsclaw, Doc Rivers, Amar'e Stoudemire, Mike D'Antoni, Mark Few, Joey Crawford and the 1996…...
