Wall St. Insights The U.S. government currently owes $36.2 trillion in debt, a 54.0% increase from five years ago. About ...

What important questions should Americans be asking about the national debt? An educated populace knows what to expect for ...

Amid heightened uncertainty, policymakers will need to deal with complex trade-offs between debt, slower growth, and new spending pressures ...

Foreign countries hold trillions in U.S. government debt through Treasuries. But recent market volatility and tariffs have ...

While the federal government reports a national debt nearing $37 trillion, one budget watchdog says the figure is actually much higher: $158.6 trillion, amounting to $974,000 for each federal ...

President Trump and his officials have touted his sweeping tariff actions as tools to not only ensure fairer trade internationally, but also pay down the federal government’s $36 trillion-plus ...

Tired of waiting for federal action on the nation’s $36 trillion national debt, Governors are banding ... the Governors were clear that they are asking states to urge lawmakers to vote for ...