Trump is putting the U.S. economy on a "sugar high" and leaving other people holding the bill when it comes due a decade from ...

In a decade, the government will send an amount equal to nearly half the income taxes you pay to its bondholders. That money ...

According to recent projections, the amount of debt held by the public could grow to $56 trillion over the next decade.

The U.S. national debt is set to break a World War II record by 2030, reaching 108% of GDP as the Congressional Budget Office warns of mounting fiscal challenges ahead.

Many Americans are unhappy about years of higher-than-normal inflation that have sapped buying power and reduced standards of living. Now, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) demonstrates that a ...

The United States' national debt is on track to double over the next three decades amid a rush of spending by the White House ...

Despite talk about DOGE, spending cuts, and the chatter about tariff revenue plugging the budget hole, the national debt keeps getting bigger and bigger.

U.S. interest payments on the national debt have topped $1 trillion annually. Learn how rising debt, inflation, and ...

The federal deficit and national debt are expected to grow by trillions of dollars over the next decade, according to 10-year projections from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The ...

Annual interest payments will double to $2.14 trillion by 2036, nearly double the yearly budget for spending on defense.

Breaking down the national debt. Every year, the United States government spends money on programs and services like Social Security and healthcare while receiving revenue through methods like federal ...