The legislation now heads to the House for possible final approval, though a handful of Republicans there have already voiced ...

As Republicans have pushed forward on a bill expected to drive the debt higher, Trump has stepped up his campaign against ...

T he United States’s debt limit permits the federal government to spend money it does not have to pay its bills. The debt limit was suspended in mid-2023 through Dec. 31, 2024, allowing the ...

Moody’s Slashes United States’ Credit Rating Over Rising Government Debt And Interest. ... The national debt is $36.2 trillion, rising nearly $26 billion since 2001.

Trump, once self-proclaimed "king of debt" who promised to eliminate national debt, now faces criticism from Elon Musk over a GOP spending package adding $3 trillion to the national debt.

Moody’s Ratings downgraded the United States’ debt on Friday, stripping the country of its last perfect credit rating. The move could rattle financial markets and push up interest rates ...

How Israel deceived the United States about its nuclear weapons program. Israel is attacking Iran’s nuclear sites, but Tehran’s secret path was blazed by the Israelis.

Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "My understanding of the public land sale proposals is they are so vague, with so many ...

Cue the laugh track, because Bessent’s growth fantasy is a joke when viewed through the lens of history and facts.

Trump, US Senate Republicans face test as ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ deadline looms Republicans face resistance over tax-cut bill ...

When we were there the other day, the debt clock that's been in Manhattan since 1989 said our country owed $35 trillion, ... You owe the United States government in round numbers $50,000.

An unusual political alliance is trying to take averting an economically devastating government default off Congress’s plate for good.