Deficit hawks thumb their nose at Trump’s $2,000 tariff rebate promise

President Donald Trump’s pledge to cut $2,000 checks for Americans using tariff revenue is getting the cold shoulder from ...

Trump tariffs to reduce US deficits by $1 trillion less than previous estimate, CBO says

President Donald Trump's tariff increases on imports from foreign countries will reduce U.S. deficits by $3 trillion if they ...

U.S. trade deficit drops 24% in August as Trump's tariffs reduce imports

The U.S. trade deficit fell by nearly 24% in August as President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs pushed imports lower ...
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Trump said tariffs slashed the deficit, but the federal numbers tell a different story

Federal figures show only a slight deficit drop from last year, and the gap grew during Trump’s time in office ...

Trump's big bill will boost growth but impact muted by Fed interest rates, research shows

WASHINGTON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The Trump administration's mammoth fiscal legislation will boost economic growth next year, ...

Trump’s retreats on tariffs have already wiped out $800 billion of expected deficit reduction, CBO estimates

The Congressional Budget Office is projecting $2.5 trillion of deficit reduction over 11 years, down from its $3.3 trillion ...

The Shutdown Is Over, but Its Damage Is Not

T he longest-ever government shutdown ended on November 12, but Deairra Tracey is still scared. The disabled mother of three from Perth Amboy, New Jersey, had to visit food banks and skip meals so ...