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

The United States federal government has spent more money than it has brought in nearly every year for the last half century ...

German lawmakers have reached an agreement to exempt some defense spending from the nation’s tight rules on running up debt.

I agree with the House Budget Committee that our government's $36-trillion debt is a problem. But who should sacrifice to ...

Between Congress working on the budget and discussing changes to the tax code and job cuts taking place across the federal government by the Department of Government Efficiency ...

Washington has until the late spring or summer to raise the borrowing limit past its $36 trillion cap, setting up a test with economy-reverberating consequences for Republicans.

New data from the Treasury Department shows the federal deficit is $318 billion larger in the first five months of fiscal ...

Tariffs, interest rates and policy changes could affect your debt load. Here's what experts say to watch for, and how to ...

DOGE's work is long overdue and fulfills the goals of a handful of frugal members of Congress over the years, writes Greg Ganske.

Congressional Republicans, under pressure to move forward on President Donald Trump's tax cut and border security agenda, are ...

Unlike Ponzi schemes, Social Security relies on a real asset, the taxing authority of the government, which in turn relies on the nation's productivity ...