As Elon Musk argues, rising national debt and debt servicing costs are curtailing the growth prospects of the U.S. economy.

The Treasury Department faces the challenge of refinancing $11 trillion in U.S. debt within a year as President Trump calls ...

The U.S. will pay $1 trillion in interest on the $36 trillion national debt next year, more than it spends on Medicare and ...

The “One Big Beautiful Bill” in its current form is not the right approach. It would add $3 trillion to the national debt.

Trump and Republicans’ bill would add $3 trillion to the national debt over 10 years, according to the nonpartisan ...

The federal government now spends more on servicing its debt than it does on defense. The GOP's new tax bill could ratchet ...

The U.S. national debt is a mix of government bonds that trade daily and non-marketable securities that sit exclusively on ...

Moody’s Bond Rating Service downgraded U.S. national debt from Aaa to Aa1, driving America’s national debt borrowing costs up by 0.45 basis points in a single day. As of May 19, 2025, at 7:17 a.m., ...

President Donald Trump’s massive tax and immigration proposal would lead the federal government to spend hundreds of billions of dollars extra paying new interest on the soaring national debt ...

Concerns about the national debt from Elon Musk and some Republican lawmakers is complicating the path to passage for Trump's ...

Like deferred maintenance on the Gay Street bridge, the national debt won’t become a problem until it does – which elected officials hope happens long after they leave office. This year, interest on ...