Biden aides tout plunging deficit as GOP prepares for spending fights  The Washington PostU.S. budget deficit cut in half for biggest decrease ever amid Covid spending declines  CNBCDeficit figures set up competing visions from Biden and GOP  Yahoo NewsFederal Budget Deficit Fell to $1.4 Trillion as Pandemic Spending Eased  The New York TimesFederal deficit was cut in half last year, Treasury Department says  AxiosView Full Coverage on Google News