A look back at the history of the national debt, and what the GOP’s new budget bill might mean for the debt going forward.

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ June 27 The New York Times say the rising national debt is already troublesome The rise of the federal debt over the past two ...

The legislation for Trump's agenda on taxes, health care, immigration, energy and more would add $3.3 trillion to the deficit ...

The rise of the federal debt over the past two decades has prompted countless warnings that the United States is approaching a fiscal reckoning, a day when the government won’t be able to drink all it ...

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

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

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson cast a vote in favor of President Donald Trump's bill, helping it narrowly clear the U.S. Senate.

Senate Republicans employ an unusual accounting tactic to push Trump's tax bill forward, sparking concerns over national debt ...

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

The United States owes more than $36 trillion. Washington now spends close to $2 trillion more each year than it collects in revenue, forcing the Treasury Department to borrow to make up the ...

With developing nations crushed by unaffordable borrowing and Washington on the sidelines, some leaders are brokering debt ...