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

"The day will come when the boiling water finally kills the frog," an essay published by the Peter G. Petersen Foundation ...

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

The US national debt is now as large as the combined gross domestic product (GDP) of the second to the sixth-largest ...

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.

Senate Republicans are wrestling over what to do about President Donald Trump’s proposal to give $2,000 tariff dividend ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Did you know you can donate to the United States Treasury Department to help chip away at the country's constantly growing national debt? Well, those wanting to make donations to the ...

America’s $38 trillion national debt isn’t really because of bad math or budgeting, top economist Barry Eichengreen says. It ...

Proposals to borrow for Social Security benefits could trigger higher interest rates across Treasury and mortgage markets, ...