Too much government debt is harmful to an economy and its citizens. Will Trump and Musk be able to restore fiscal sanity in Washington?

America's national debt hit a new record in November when it eclipsed $36 trillion for the first time ever. It's a staggering amount that can not only effect U.S. economic growth but also essential ...

Projections show steady budget deficits exceeding 5% of GDP, even assuming that the bulk of the 2017 tax cuts expire.

Forty-nine House Republicans and a dozen senators have never voted for a law to raise the debt limit, highlighting issues the ...

The gigantic national debt is finally starting to spook financial markets. That could hamstring Trump's economic agenda.

As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, the U.S. government’s fiscal health is bleak, with debt and deficits ...

The growing national debt is a threat to national security and must be brought under control to preserve the security of the ...

The national debt is slated to rise by $23.9 trillion over the next decade, a sum that does not include trillions of dollars ...

The new budget forecasts predicted that the United States will record a $1.9 trillion budget deficit this fiscal year and ...

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office released its latest 10-year budget outlook, which projected the U.S. is on track ...

President-elect Trump and congressional Republicans are plotting how to address the nation’s debt limit this year. The debt ...

That threat is our national debt, which recently topped $36 trillion. The facts about the national debt are dire, and its dangerous trajectory has only accelerated in recent years. In February ...