America's debt has the potential not only to destabilize the economy, but to drive democracy even closer to the edge.

The national debt now stands at more than $38 trillion. The tariff revenue we rake in is just a drop in the bucket compared ...

"The day will come when the boiling water finally kills the frog," an essay published by the Peter G. Petersen Foundation ...

The federal budget deficit totaled $1.74 trillion between November 2024 and October 2025 according to estimates from the ...

The federal debt-to-GDP ratio in Budget 2025 is projected to be higher compared with the 2024 fall economic statement, 'and ...

The House of Representatives has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to borrow ₦1.15tn to finance the 2025 budget ...

Quietly tucked inside Republicans’ funding deal to end the government shutdown is a provision wiping the congressional Pay-As ...

America’s $38 trillion national debt isn’t really because of bad math or budgeting, top economist Barry Eichengreen says. It ...

In this piece, we show that over 75 years, borrowing to fund Social Security could: Add over $150 trillion to the debt when adjusted for inflation, or over $700 trillion nominally Boost debt by over ...

Neither Congress nor President Trump speak anymore about a balanced budget. Instead, the Republicans and Democrats compete ...

If tariff dividends are paid annually, deficits would increase by $6 trillion over ten years,” per the Committee for a ...

DEBT SERVICE on foreign loans fell 3.43% year on year in the first eight months as both principal and interest payments declined, according to preliminary data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas ...