Welcome to "the new norm": interest payments over $1 trillion every year from here on out, to service the large and growing ...

America’s national debt recently set a record by surpassing $37 trillion, bringing renewed attention to a topic that regularly makes headlines but isn’t always easily understood. One reason for the ...

Wondering if your debt load is too high? Here's how to gauge it — and what else you should keep in mind right now.

It’s Halloween, and Bridget and Ryan are trying to answer a question about the national debt while preparing for their town’s giant Halloween extravaganza. The town has taken on debt to make things ...

The government’s own projections expect the Fed to purchase $6 trillion in federal bonds over the next ten years, with no end in sight.

President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday that Congress should get rid of the debt ceiling, a day after he and Elon Musk came out against a deal reached by congressional lawmakers to fund the ...

If you have a mortgage, student loans or a balance on your credit cards, you owe a debt. And if you do have debt, you’re in some good company – the U.S. federal government has tons of it. As of June 4 ...