The federal government posted a $129 billion budget deficit for January, up sharply from an unusually low $22 billion deficit ...

WASHINGTON >> The federal government posted a $129 billion budget deficit for January, up sharply from an unusually low $22 billion deficit in January 2024 due to calendar shifts in benefit payments ...

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So while the federal government calls it Washington's Birthday ... Washington was born in Virginia on Feb. 11, 1731, but that date was based on the Julian calendar. In 1752, Britain and all its ...