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

America's red ink is often framed as a uniquely alarming problem, but the reality is that the United States is borrowing in a ...

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 (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 ...

Despite the challenges, the Trump administration has pointed to its efforts to reduce the national debt. Treasury Secretary ...

The U.S. 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 ...

If current fiscal trends continue, the United States could face a reckoning far sooner than many policymakers admit. Some economists warn that within five years, when the federal debt may approach $50 ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. In 1980, when President Reagan took office, America’s publicly held debt reached more than $712 billion (about ...