The challenge is that the U.S. has to pay interest on its debt, which is increasing yearly. The Congressional Budget Office ...

Should that debt materialize, it could risk America's economic standing in the world. "America’s fiscal outlook is more dangerous and daunting than ever, threatening our economy and the next ...

Roughly three out of four American households carry some kind of debt. The Federal Reserve’s Survey of Consumer Finances found that in 2022, 77.4% of U.S. families held debt, with the median ...

With one week to go before the administration's April 2 tariff deadline, President Donald Trump appears to be tempering expectations for America's ... trillion national debt has ballooned due ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is on track to hit its statutory debt ceiling — the so-called X-date when ... But Republicans must work with us to protect Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid,” ...

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According to data from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, inflation has declined since 2022. But a new MarketWatch Guides survey found that 69% of Americans still say the cost of living is to ...

Debt financing costs have jumped to the highest level since 2007 among OECD governments. Interest payment as a share of GDP outpaced defense and safety services. The US accounted for over two ...

America is a beacon of freedom worldwide, yet the biggest threat to that freedom is a crushing national debt that has saddled future generations in the order of tens of trillions of dollars.