The U.S. government posted a higher $284 billion deficit for October in a report delayed and impacted by the recent federal government shutdown and reflecting record tariff revenues offset by a shift of some November benefit payments into last month's data,

The spike goes some way to explaining why Chicago is in a giant fiscal pickle. The Windy City may be a leading indicator of some of the problems many American metropolises will soon face. The immediate problem for Chicago is a fiscal impasse.

The United States easily has the biggest air force budget, followed by China. Few countries spend more than $20 billion annually.

A bill included in this year’s Education Code bill, approved as part of the state budget, makes cash an acceptable form of payment for admission to school-sponsored events in Pennsylvania. The legislation sponsored by Rep.

The U.S. government posted a higher $284 billion deficit for October in a report delayed and impacted by the recent federal government shutdown and which reflected record tariff revenues offset by a shift of some November benefit payments into last month's data,