U.S. national debt hits historic $39 trillion milestone, growing from $38 trillion in five months as deficits surge and ...

The U.S. national debt has hit a record $39 trillion. The deficit hit the milestone Wednesday just weeks into the ...

Budget experts agree on one thing. The debt is on an "unsustainable" trajectory.

The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget sees a critical threshold crossing by 2031—and the consequences could be ...

After all, it’s been normal for America to run up the federal deficit since the mid-1980s. In fact, it’s become normal for almost every developed country to carry burdensome debt. But what’s ...

A new report cautions that growing federal debt not only guarantees a day of reckoning but hobbles chances of fixing the ...

The gross national debt of the United States reached $39 trillion yesterday, according to the U.S. Treasury. The gross debt reached its previous milestone of $38 trillion in October of last year.

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 the book When We Are Free, an anthology published by Northwood University Press with a foreword by Milton Friedman, economic historian Dr. Lawrence W. Reed contributed a chapter titled Th ...

On March 17, the U.S. national debt slipped above $39 trillion. If you're thinking, 'Wow, it seems like we just crossed the ...

The U.S. national debt has reached 100% of GDP—a level not seen since WWII. A leading fiscal watchdog is calling on Congress ...

The richest man in the world joins prominent financial leaders in supporting a plan to lower the deficit to 3% of GDP.