Tariff Windfall Drives Surprise $27 Billion US Budget Surplus in June
The U.S. flag flies over a container ship unloading its cargo from Asia, at the Port of Long Beach, Calif., on Aug. 1, 2019. Mark Ralston / AFP via Getty Images New data from the Treasury Department show that surging tariff revenues in June helped the U.S. government post an unexpected budget surplus of $27