Fiscal hawks warn that deficits produce higher inflation rates and higher interest rates that harm the poor the most.

A closer look at the U.S. government's $36 trillion debt — some of which is "intergovernmental," meaning money the government ...

Learn about the significant risks facing the U.S. economy, including mounting debt and geopolitical tensions, and the ...

Republicans bet on the economy growing faster than reasonable to cover plans that could reignite inflation, rising interest ...

Republicans are betting trillions on the hope that the economy will grow fast enough to cover their deficit spree.

Each party laments the national debt in campaign ads and press conferences. Some members of Congress suggest cutting programs ...

TV news, I heard about President Trump signing the “stimulus” bill. His desire for $2,000 per American was reported, but much of what the TV news media had to say about him ...

The fate of President Donald Trump’s ambitious economic policy plans will be determined by the people he appoints to critical positions. With a debt of over $36 trillion (heading toward $59 trillion ...

The fate of a Biden-era rule that would keep medical debt from consumers’ credit reports is up in the air amid reported ...

A government watchdog is warning that the federal debt has reached $28.2 trillion, nearly 98% of the nation's gross domestic product, and is projected to more ...

A reader replies to Rep. Jodey Arrington.

The Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) latest budget and economic outlook includes a troubling projection for net inte ...