The challenge is that the U.S. has to pay interest on its debt, which is increasing yearly. The Congressional Budget Office ...

But interest rates and inflation have increased. Today, the federal government spends more to pay off its debt each year than ...

The U.S. national debt is climbing at a rapid pace and has shown no signs of slowing down, despite the growing criticism of massive levels of government spending. The national debt — which ...

Extending President Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts could push the national debt to vast levels by 2054, especially if interest rates rise, according to a new estimate by the Congressional Budget Office.

President Donald Trump’s drive to enact trillions of dollars in tax cuts and raise the federal debt is on track after he and ...

Data: Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget; Chart: Axios Visuals Former President Trump ran up the national debt by about twice as much as President Biden, according to a new analysis of ...

Moody’s cites the unchecked rise of federal debt as a percentage of GDP, along with ballooning interest costs due to higher borrowing rates. That gloomy debt trajectory will likely worsen as ...

The national debt has been an issue in the country for decades. But concern about the debt has peaked for two reasons. First is the debt’s size, today totaling $36 trillion. As a percent of the ...

Here are seven key budget charts that shed light on the nation ... Also among the 20 biggest forecast expense programs are servicing federal debt ($28 billion), funding for non-government ...