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 ...

The United States is running an experiment in fiscal triage, trying to confront a national debt that has swelled to $38 ...

The US national debt has climbed past $37 trillion — a record sum that shows how quickly the federal government’s borrowing has accelerated and how rising interest costs are rippling through the ...

The United States now carries one of the largest public debt loads in history, and the raw figures are staggering enough to ...

The federal government's gross national debt topped $37 trillion for the first time in history last week, and the U.S. has room to add trillions of dollars more to the debt following the enactment of ...

Big isn’t beautiful when it comes to government debt, but tariffs and the Department of Government Efficiency help to plug the hole left by President Trump’s latest fiscal bill. The net effect will be ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Follow Samuel O'Brient Every time Samuel publishes a story, you’ll get an alert straight to your inbox ...

Global debt has stabilized, though it remains at an elevated level, as a continued reduction in private-sector lending offset greater borrowing by governments. Total debt was little changed last year, ...