Browsing: national debt
Trump’s $5,000 pledge and the bond market revolt shows it’s a voter bribe — costing every American $8,000
In February 1993, weeks into Bill Clinton’s presidency, James Carville famously quipped: “I used to think if there was reincarnation,…
Trump’s $5,000 ‘dividend’ is really a $1.15 trillion hole in the deficit, top economist estimates
President Donald Trump’s pledge to send every American adult a $5,000 check if Republicans hold Congress in November carries a…
Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ projected to add a big, unbeautiful $3.4 trillion to the national debt over the next decade
Working to keep the majority in Congress, Republicans at the midterm convention in Dallas are showcasing their chief legislative accomplishment — the sweeping…
Trump proposes $5,000 check for midterm win as CBO says deficits hit $2 trillion for 2026
President Trump has promised that every adult American could receive a $5,000 windfall if Republicans win both chambers of Congress…
In 2025, the IMF reported that, across the globe, companies, households, and countries had amassed $251 trillion in debt. Looking toward…
J.P. Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says he is against investing his personal wealth any further into long-dated Treasury bills…
Treasury walks a tightrope on US debt by relying on short-term rates that are at the Fed’s mercy
The federal government has been running on a hamster wheel of debt by refinancing trillions of dollars every month with…
House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a $95 billion legislative plan focused on boosting defense, aiding farmers and enacting stricter voter…
In the debate about the level of threat the U.S. national debt poses to the economy, most people can agree…
Despite concerns from debt hawks, the U.S. government is continuing to borrow at pace: For the fiscal year of 2026…












