Federal spending is in the spotlight this year like never before, as the Trump administration has bypassed Congress and held up billions of dollars lawmakers had already approved for education.

This figure not only outperforms the market’s forecast but also shows a significant decline compared to the previous month. Analysts had predicted a deficit of $186.5 billion. The actual deficit of ...

The current federal budget runs dry September 30. CNN's Caroline Woods breaks down the potential impacts as well as other top headlines. See which Democrats broke ranks to fund the government D.C.