Richard Haass, the president of the Council on Foreign Relations, and other economists have sounded the alarm about the U.S.

The US national debt is now as large as the combined gross domestic product (GDP) of the second to the sixth-largest ...

The United States' national debt is on track to double over the next three decades amid a rush of spending by the White House ...

The U.S. national debt surpassed another historic milestone as it topped $38 trillion for the first time this week, as the federal government continues to rack up debt at a record-setting pace. New ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the midst of a federal government shutdown, the U.S. government’s gross national debt surpassed $38 trillion Wednesday, a record number that highlights the accelerating ...

The total national debt of the United States has hit $38 trillion, an unwelcome milestone that comes as lawmakers grapple with a looming fiscal reckoning. The unwanted achievement comes amid a ...

The U.S. government’s gross national debt surpassed $38 trillion on Wednesday—just two months after it reached $37 trillion—which comes as the government continues to navigate the federal shutdown.