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

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about economic policy for the 21st century. Governments sometimes get themselves into trouble with too much debt. Early ...

America’s national debt has topped $38 trillion, and economists warn it could reach $39 trillion within months as borrowing accelerates. The bigger concern is the debt-to-GDP ratio, projected by the ...

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 ...

Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio said averting $38 trillion national debt crisis requires bipartisan support—which ...

NEW YORK - NEW YORK - JUNE 1: A man walks near the National Debt Clock in Midtown Manhattan on June 1, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/VIEWpress) The federal budget is a mess, ...

We all have so much to worry about these days: international, national, local and familial. As my summer good deed, I’m going to take one off your plate: the national debt. You can ignore it. Did that ...

President Donald Trump's "big beautiful" tax-and-spending bill, which he signed into law on July 4, is forecast to increase federal deficits by at least $3.4 trillion over the next decade, according ...

After clashing with Trump on spending, Musk argues AI and robotics are the only path to easing record U.S. debt costs—and may ...

With the help of JD Vance and his tie-breaking vote, Senate Republicans narrowly passed their version of the so-called "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" on Tuesday. It is projected to increase budget ...