Richard Haass, the president of the Council on Foreign Relations, and other economists have sounded the alarm about the U.S.

America's red ink is often framed as a uniquely alarming problem, but the reality is that the United States is borrowing in a ...

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

The US national debt surpassed another historic milestone as it topped $38 trillion for the first time this week, as the federal government continues to rack up debt at a record-setting pace. New data ...

Household debt just hit a new all-time high. Here's how to slash your high-rate card balances before they spiral.

The share of US consumer debt in delinquency rose in the third quarter to the highest level in more than five years as unpaid student-loan balances continued to surge.

American household debt reached a record $18.59 trillion in the third quarter of 2025, rising $197 billion, according to the ...