America's interest payments are about to skyrocket
Rising interest rates and a growing deficit are sending the costs of the U.S.' "credit card balance" to a 25-year high
National Debt
The skyrocketing interest payments on U.S. debt
Even as the country's economy booms, an exploding federal deficit has interest payments vaulting upward
The dangers of Treasury bonds yielding 3 percent
Long-term interest rates are threatening to push bonds over a threshold that has spooked investors in the past.
Kids are the future? Not when it comes to federal spending
The U.S. soon will spend more on the national debt than on kids' health or education programs
Federal deficit to blow past $1 trillion sooner than expected
Congressional Budget Office says tax cuts, increased federal spending will widen the government budget gap
National debt tops $21 trillion for first time ever
Only a year ago, President Trump promised to eliminate the national debt in 8 years, but it has just hit a dizzying new historical high
The state of Trump's union, by the numbers
From stock prices to opioids, here's a deep statistical dive into the shape of America one year later
Why China won't dump huge U.S. Treasury bond hoard
Rumors fly periodically that Beijing will shrink its $1.2T in U.S. debt -- here's why that isn't likely to happen
Enjoy those tax cuts, before they disappear
Yes, Americans will see more take-home pay in 2018, but by 2025 a majority in the middle class will be paying more taxes
The math gimmick in Treasury's tax cut analysis
Its one-page memo says the reductions will pay for themselves, based on an assumption few economists agree with
House GOP tax plan would add $1.7 trillion to debt over decade, CBO projects
House Republicans unveiled their tax overhaul last week, and have been marking up their legislation in committee this week
Is Trump right that rising stock market can reduce national debt?
He made the comment this week in an interview on Fox News' "Hannity"
National debt hits historic $20 trillion mark
Since President Trump signed a critical debt ceiling bill last week, the national debt increased by $319 billion
GOP discord might not bode well for raising debt ceiling
Trump's latest tweets underscored the perilous state of play as Congress heads back to work
Treasury's Mnuchin: We can pay our bills till September
He still wants Congress to raise the debt limit by August, but now he says the U.S. won't default if that date slips
Steve Mnuchin to Congress: Raise the debt limit -- asap
With tax revenues coming in slower than forecast, the deadline for action is moving up, to GOP conservatives' chagrin
Congressional Budget Office forecasts massive debt increase
America's debt-to-GDP ratio could nearly double in the next 30 years, posing "substantial risks," a new report warns
What's deflating the "Trumpflation" rally
After running hot for months, stocks have suddenly turned cold as the prospects of political gridlock gain strength
Fact-checking Trump's claim about debt dropping by $12B in last month
A nonpartisan budget group said the decrease has nothing to do with Trump's policies
The next president's most daunting economic challenges
The U.S. needs policies that can boost growth, jobs, living standards and fairness -- and politics won't make that any easier
Donald Trump's budget plan would add $10 trillion in debt
That's what a new think tank study shows, which also finds Hillary Clinton's plans would add $250 billion in new debt
Trump promised to lower prices for Americans. Here's what the data shows.
Hurricane Isaias becomes Category 3 storm as it threatens northern Gulf Coast
Trump announces Russia will release millions of tons of diesel to help with costs
Pentagon's plan to livestream execution sparks intense backlash
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