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Deficit near $2 trillion, and campaigns stay quiet

The Congressional Budget Office says the fiscal 2026 deficit was 218 billion dollars above last year's, as spending outran revenue; campaigns still aren't mentioning it.

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  1. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe federal deficit hit almost two trillion dollars in fiscal twenty twenty-six, and the Washington Examiner says not one candidate with a real shot at winning is talking about it on the campaign trail.

  2. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe Congressional Budget Office says that's two hundred eighteen billion dollars more than last year, because spending rose faster than revenue.

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