By comparison, just four decades ago, the national debt hovered around $907 billion. The outlook for the federal debt level is bleak, with economists increasingly sounding the alarm over the ...

Regardless of how it plays out, Maschino encourages Americans not to spend too much time stressing over the national debt – at least not yet. “We’re the world’s strongest economy. As long as we’re the ...

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.

The national debt is set to “grow far beyond any previously recorded level over the next 30 years,” the Congressional Budget Office said Thursday. At the same time, the nonpartisan budget ...