As the people in charge of Congress scramble to meet a self-imposed July 4 deadline for passing their version of President ...

The United States on Friday reached $37 trillion in debt, less than a year after it surpassed $36 trillion .

The debt ceiling is the limit placed by Congress on the amount of debt the government can accrue. In order to pay its bills to those it borrowed from and dole out money for everything from Medicare ...

The rise of the federal debt over the past two decades has prompted countless warnings that the United States is approaching ...

With interest costs outpacing defense spending, this piece will help journalists understand the public debt and explain it to ...

Concerns about the national debt from Elon Musk and some Republican lawmakers is complicating the path to passage for Trump's ...

An intriguing thing has been happening in Washington. After years – decades, really – when concerns about the growing federal ...

The national debt rises when the United States spends more than it earns from taxes and other revenue. Public debt results from tax and spending policies that commonly garner public support, ...

What is the debt limit? For decades, the United States has been spending more than it collects in taxes, effectively using its credit card to buy things and pay its bills to the tune of $31.46 ...

The disaster response price tag over the last 50 years is 10% of the national debt. This should motivate invention of ...