The United States' national debt is on track to double over the next three decades amid a rush of spending by the White House and Congress.

U.S. Treasury figures reveal the national debt has eclipsed $38 trillion, a $1 trillion escalation in merely two months, prompting the Peter G. Peterson Foundation to label the trajectory ...

One of the top issues we hear about recently affecting Americans is affordability. The U.S. is grappling with rising costs, and affordability is taking center stage. It’s a consistent popular ...

A $2,000 dividend for each citizen would increase the deficit by $6 trillion, according to one estimate, roughly twice as ...

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) on Wednesday released data showing the federal government ran a $1.8 trillion budget deficit in fiscal year 2025 amid mounting interest costs on the nearly $38 ...

“The national debt has just surpassed $38 trillion, which is over $110,000 of debt for every American,” tweeted Rep. Jay Obernolte last week. “The interest alone on this enormous debt is now the ...

In almost every election cycle, politicians toot their own horns when it comes to rising wages, pointing to higher paychecks as proof that the average worker is thriving. But under the Biden ...

Haass argues that the debt has become a national security threat, saying the $1 trillion spent on interest last year outpaced ...

The U.S. national debt has reached $38 trillion, roughly doubling in the last decade. The author suggests that without a significant surge in economic growth, the national debt could reach 150-170 ...

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My pessimistic view of our nation’s future triggered me to write “Five reasons American decline appears irreversible” in January 2024. That rambunctious presidential election year now feels like ...