Budget hawks have fretted for decades about America’s deficits and debt, repeatedly advising our government to embrace ...

The national debt already exceeds $36 trillion and is growing at historic rates. That has cascading consequences for the government and economy.

President Trump's "big, beautiful bill" includes major changes to federal spending and tax policies. The Congressional Budget ...

On July 1, Balaji posted on X, stating, "The US is broke," and claimed there is "real debt" in excess of $175 trillion, ...

Trump's Big Beautiful Bill will increase the national debt by trillions. But that doesn't bother Arizona's self-professed ...

As of July 3, 2025, the U.S. national debt stands at $36.2 trillion. Much like bank loans, the national debt has interest ...

Ben Harris is director of economic studies at the Brookings Institution and the former chief economist at the Treasury ...

As Elon Musk argues, rising national debt and debt servicing costs are curtailing the growth prospects of the U.S. economy. More debt could lead to higher interest rates over the long term. The ...

The highly public spat between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and President Donald Trump over the One, Big, Beautiful Bill highlights an ongoing, decades-long debate over national debt. As shown below, the U ...

President Trump’s newly passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act will, by most conventional estimates, add trillions to America’s national debt to pay for permanent tax cuts. Republicans insist the bill ...