The U.S. national debt is climbing at a rapid pace, on track to double over the next three decades amid a rush of spending by ...

It goes without saying that the national debt is rising every day as the “clock” continues to show the math heading in the ...

Elon Musk believes the addition of a DOGE clock to the US Debt Clock website is a “start” in the battle to eliminate waste and fraud in the federal government. The tech billionaire and head of ...

However, looking at the numbers, it might still not be enough to positively affect the US debt. Let’s put aside the question of whether Musk’s efforts are legal. What about national debt?

Three women sit at a bus stop in front of a National Debt Clock billboard display showing the United States' gross national debt and each American family's share in Washington, DC, on Dec. 30.

TASS/. The US national debt has exceeded $36 trillion for the first time in history, according to statistics from the US Debt Clock service. The service's database shows $36 trillion in the "total ...

The national debt isn’t like a credit card bill where you can get in serious trouble. No clock says the government must pay off the debt on or before a specific date. Unlike a person with a ...