The national debt has increased under most U.S. presidents. Here is how much each president's time in office added to the U.S ...

U.S. national debt is now larger than its economic output, and Washington is showing no signs of slowing down on spending. As ...

The U.S. national debt is the total of what the federal government owes creditors. The U.S. has always carried debt, but the ...

The US national debt has crossed 100 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) for the first peacetime year since 1946, according to data released Thursday by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)—a ...

At the end of Q4, US national debt reached $38.51 trillion, having soared by yet another $2.30 trillion over the 12 months in the calendar year 2025, or by 6.3%. In Q4 alone, the debt rose by $877 ...

The US is heading toward a federal debt load that could reach 175% of gross domestic product over the next three decades unless Congress takes corrective action, according to a new special report from ...

The government hit the debt ceiling back in January which blocked any net new debt from being created from January to June. The blended interest rate has stabilized around 3.1%. More concerning is the ...

Amid renewed market chatter about China potentially selling U.S. Treasuries, it is worth grounding the discussion in current data. Concerns over foreign liquidation of U.S. government debt often ...