Richard Haass, the president of the Council on Foreign Relations, and other economists have sounded the alarm about the U.S.

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

The US national debt surpassed another historic milestone as it topped $38 trillion for the first time this week, as the federal government continues to rack up debt at a record-setting pace. New data ...

American debt hit a record high of $38 trillion earlier this week. Here's a look at how quickly the debt is growing and how much every American would owe today. A government shutdown isn't the only ...

WASHINGTON — In the midst of a federal government shutdown, the U.S. government’s gross national debt surpassed $38 trillion Wednesday, a record number that highlights the accelerating accumulation of ...

WASHINGTON — In the midst of a federal government shutdown, the U.S. government’s gross national debt surpassed $38 trillion Wednesday, a record number that highlights the accelerating accumulation of ...

Household debt just hit a new all-time high. Here's how to slash your high-rate card balances before they spiral.

American household debt reached a record $18.59 trillion in the third quarter of 2025, rising $197 billion, according to the ...

In 1980, America's publicly held debt reached more than $712 billion (about $2.8 trillion in 2025 dollars), or roughly 25 percent of annual U.S. gross domestic product (GDP). Today, that figure is a ...

The share of US consumer debt in delinquency rose in the third quarter to the highest level in more than five years as unpaid student-loan balances continued to surge.

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the midst of a federal government shutdown, the U.S. government’s gross national debt surpassed $38 trillion Wednesday, a record number that highlights the accelerating ...