In contrast, a high national debt simply reflects that the government has issued a lot of currency that the public and ...

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun and a coalition of state financial officers and lawmakers are urging Congress and President Donald ...

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

The U.S. national debt is rapidly approaching $37 trillion with no signs of slowing down as President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" is projected to raise budget deficits by $2.4 trillion over a ...

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 ...

America's debt has the potential not only to destabilize the economy, but to drive democracy even closer to the edge.

The U.S. debt has reached $37 trillion. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with billionaire and hedge fund manager Ray Dalio about the ramifications of the debt crisis.

As Washington stumbles through yet another government shutdown, we’re hearing the usual chorus of panic: Headlines warn of catastrophe and politicians point fingers. But in reality, shutdowns are just ...

In their classic book “This Time Is Different: Eight Hundred Years of Financial Folly,” Kenneth Rogoff and Carmen Reinhart found that over the centuries, a high public debt level has been among the ...

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

The nation’s debt now tops $38 trillion. It’s an unfathomable amount of money, so consider this: Every citizen’s share of that debt is more than $110,000. If you look only at taxpayers, the amount is ...

If current fiscal trends continue, the United States could face a reckoning far sooner than many policymakers admit. Some economists warn that within five years, when the federal debt may approach $50 ...