In the face of higher tariffs on virtually everything the United States imports, plus a Middle East ... because I think lawmakers know that it would be political and economic suicide not to raise the ...

With interest costs outpacing defense spending, this piece will help journalists understand the public debt and explain it to ...

The United States on Friday reached $37 trillion in debt, less than a year after it surpassed $36 trillion .

As it begins its 249th year in business as a country, the United States owes more than $30 trillion in debt and spends nearly $2 trillion more per year than it collects. Those numbers won’t be ...

NATO member defense spending commitments are overdue, writes Bruce Stokes of the German Marshall Fund. But how plausible are they?

A new projection of Washington's looming 'X date' — when the US government will be unable to pay its bills because of the ...

President Donald Trump's tariffs spurred market volatility this year and raised doubts over the dollar's status as the ...

While the debt downgrades are a significant event, they do not necessarily signal protracted economic downturns.