The federal government ran a $214.1 billion deficit in August, the Treasury Department reported Thursday.
Outlays in August totaled $433.263 billion. Receipts totaled $219.115 billion.
In August 2017, the government ran a $107.7 billion deficit.
In July, the government ran a $76.9 billion deficit.
For the fiscal year to date, the government has an $898.11 billion deficit, compared to a $673.71 billion deficit for the similar period in fiscal 2017.
Issuance for the week of Aug. 18 remains elevated at an estimated at $6.166 billion, with $5.065 billion of negotiated deals and $1.101 billion of competitive deals on tap, according to LSEG.
California Sen. Dave Cortese proposed the bill as the state grapples with a shortage of affordable housing.
Little Rock, Arkansas-based Stephens Inc. consented to FINRA's findings without admitting or denying them.
Hunt Memorial Hospital District's distressed finances led to downgrades to Ba3 by Moody's Ratings and B-plus by S&P Global Ratings, with both giving it a negative outlook.
President Trump's move to take over the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Department by deploying the National Guard is spawning a request to Congress to establish a security fund that could also be used for infrastructure improvements.
Medicaid cuts and tariffs are expected to pressure already struggling small rural and urban hospitals, including 18 in California that borrowed from the state.
