The national debt jumped $1 trillion in 82 days and is expected to keep climbing. How that could affect you and your ...

The United States has just added another trillion dollars to its tab in barely more than two months, pushing the national ...

The State Financial Officers Foundation letter noted that the cost of interest on the nation's debt is constraining spending ...

I ran for Congress on the idea that the national books of the U.S. government were not being kept in a transparent, modern ...

When you think about national debt, the massive numbers thrown around by wealthy nations like the United States and Japan ...

Breaking down the national debt. Every year, the United States government spends money on programs and services like Social Security and healthcare while receiving revenue through methods like federal ...

The total national debt of the United States has hit $38 trillion, an unwelcome milestone that comes as lawmakers grapple with a looming fiscal reckoning. The unwanted achievement comes amid a ...

With a seemingly endless string of immediate crises (a government shutdown, immigration enforcement, tariff policies, etc.), it is easy to forget about long-term issues.

In July 2025, a claim circulated online that people could use mobile payment app Venmo to help reduce the U.S. national debt, which, as of this writing, is more than $36 trillion. For example, one X ...

When President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill into law, it sparked major discussions on the outlook of the nation’s budget and the national debt. When President Donald Trump signed the ...