Key Takeaways The U.S. national debt hit $40 trillion this week, having doubled in less than 10 years.Rising spending ...

A GOP senator was hammered by critics on Thursday after he complained about the size of the national debt. This week, the ...

They are sounding the alarm now, but all voted for the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill.

Federal debt has mounted amid tax cuts and trillions in pandemic spending, adding to the nation's interest payments.

That figure is more than double the $19.95 trillion recorded when Donald Trump first entered the White House in January 2017.

Decades of free spending have run up a $40 trillion national debt. But this week's bond market sell-off suggests Washington ...

A pair of experts with competing views tell the Deseret News why the debt presents problems for everyday Americans.

The Kansas State Treasurer Steven Johnson is calling for a "bipartisan solution, after it was announced on Wednesday that the ...

The crisis is that there’s no debt crisis, & there’s no debt crisis because the holders of Treasury debt are confident ...

EADaily, August 23rd, 2026. To solve the problem of the US national debt, it was proposed to turn to the experience of ...

Imagine a doctor looking you squarely in the eye. In a normal tone, with no hyperbole, he tells it to you straight: Whatever your vice of choice, you must stop today. This very second. No weaning.

Total public debt hit $40 trillion Wednesday, faster than expected. There is a lot to unpack about the national debt, which is easily misunderstood. Here's a starter ...