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America’s never had such high national debt heading into an economic shock. We need a ‘break glass’ plan, think tank warns

The U.S. national debt has reached 100% of GDP—a level not seen since WWII. A leading fiscal watchdog is calling on Congress to build a “Break Glass Plan” before the next crisis hits.

By Nick LichtenbergMarch 10, 2026
A woman in a red coat holds up a sign that says, “Shouldn’t hurt to be a nurse.”
Health care has been propping up a shaky labor market. For the first time in over four years, the sector shed thousands of jobs
By Sasha RogelbergMarch 9, 2026
Real Madrid player Jude Bellingham pours water on his face during a break
The 2026 World Cup will bring a uniquely American sports tradition to the beautiful game: Mid-match ad breaks
By Tristan BoveMarch 9, 2026
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U.S. intel assessment: Iran regime change was unlikely in either short or long war, sources say
By Michelle L. Price, Mary Clare Jalonick and The Associated PressMarch 9, 2026
Paris Hilton poses on the red carpet.
After losing her Malibu home, Paris Hilton is raising $1 million to get women-owned businesses back on their feet
By Gabriela Aoun Angueira and The Associated PressMarch 9, 2026
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Trump promised to fill America’s oil reserves ‘right to the top.’ A year later, oil has exceeded $100 and they’re still less than 60% full
By Tristan BoveMarch 9, 2026
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Personal FinanceCurrent ARM mortgage rates report for March 10, 2026
By Glen Luke FlanaganMarch 10, 2026
Personal FinanceMortgage rates today, March 10, 2026
By Glen Luke FlanaganMarch 10, 2026
SuccessMeet the millennial who turned a $400 side hustle into TikTok Shop’s biggest teeth whitening brand in the UK—now he splashes $335 a month on haircuts
By Orianna Rosa RoyleMarch 10, 2026
Future of WorkShark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary doesn’t care if you work from your basement. He just wants to know if you can ‘execute’
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMarch 10, 2026
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CybersecurityGen Z is already nostalgic for TikTok—and the platform is only 6 years old
By Nick LichtenbergMarch 10, 2026
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AICEOs are using one number in the AI age to decide how many people they still need
By Nick LichtenbergMarch 10, 2026
Man with facial hair looking to the side wearing a suit and tie.
InvestingOracle is under pressure from more than $100 billion in debt and massive layoffs as it pushes ahead with Larry Ellison’s 3-step transformation 
By Amanda GerutMarch 9, 2026
EnergyStocks stage massive upside reversal as oil plunges after Trump says Iran war could be over soon
By Eva RoytburgMarch 9, 2026
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A young man in a yellow vest picks up a cardboard box filled with food.
EconomyMAHA’s dietary guidelines prioritizing red meat and dairy is the K-shaped economy in action, economist warns: ‘There’s certainly affordability issues’
By Sasha RogelbergJanuary 22, 2026
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PoliticsHouse committee votes to hold Bill and Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress
By Stephen Groves, Matt Brown and The Associated PressJanuary 21, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 16: President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on the South Lawn before boarding Marine One at the White House on January 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. The President is expected to travel to
PoliticsTrump’s TACO ‘solution’ to Greenland crisis: Backing off his 10% tariff threats against Western Europe
By Eva RoytburgJanuary 21, 2026
Trump, standing behind a microphone, puts his pointer finger in the air.
EconomyTrump says Europe does one thing right: drug prices. ‘A pill that costs $10 in London costs $130 in New York or Los Angeles’
By Sasha RogelbergJanuary 21, 2026
Real EstateTrump doesn’t want America to be ‘a nation of renters,’ but experts say at least one of his proposals may put homeownership more out of reach
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJanuary 21, 2026
President Donald Trump greets people as he steps off plane in Switzerland
PoliticsTrump calms markets with belligerent call for peace that touts contested antiwar record, reiterates U.S. ‘great power’ status and demands Greenland
By Tristan BoveJanuary 21, 2026
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Politics‘How stupid were we’ to give Greenland back: Trump gives history lesson about why the U.S. needs to buy back the ‘big beautiful piece of ice’
By Lily Mae LazarusJanuary 21, 2026
Protestors at the WEF in Davos
SuccessNearly 400 millionaires and billionaires across 24 countries are demanding Davos leaders tax them more: ‘Tax us. Tax the super rich.’
By Emma BurleighJanuary 21, 2026
A drill is prepped to test ore deposits for rare earths at Critical Metals' planned Tanbreez mining site in southern Greenland.
EnergyGreenland rare earths mining company stock spikes nearly 150% on Trump ‘trepidation’
By Jordan BlumJanuary 21, 2026
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EuropeMacron urges EU to wield ‘trade bazooka’ against Trump’s tariffs
By Sam McNeil and The Associated PressJanuary 21, 2026
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Arts & EntertainmentGen Z’s nostalgia for ‘2016 vibes’ reveals something deeper: a protest against the world and economy they inherited
By Nick Lichtenberg and Eva RoytburgJanuary 20, 2026
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EconomyTrump added $2.25 trillion to the national debt in his first year back in charge, watchdog says
By Nick LichtenbergJanuary 20, 2026
Larry Fink speaks behind a podium and in front of a blue "World Economic Forum" background.
AIBlackRock’s billionaire CEO warns AI could be capitalism’s next big failure after 30 years of unsustainable inequality after the Cold War
By Sasha RogelbergJanuary 20, 2026
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EuropeRussia’s Lavrov argues that Trump has upended the ‘rule-based global order’ with his pursuit of Greenland
By Vladimir Isachenkov and The Associated PressJanuary 20, 2026
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EuropeEuropean leaders’ text messages to Trump reveal a very different tone than their Greenland saber-rattling
By John Leicester and The Associated PressJanuary 20, 2026
ICE
PoliticsHow you, the American taxpayer, funded an army-scale supersizing of ICE: ‘Trump is militarizing immigration enforcement’
By Lisa Mascaro and The Associated PressJanuary 20, 2026
PoliticsInside Davos’ pricey power club: Why executives spend up to $1 million a year for access
By Sydney LakeJanuary 20, 2026
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell
PoliticsJerome Powell to attend Supreme Court oral argument on Lisa Cook’s attempted firing from Federal Reserve
By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressJanuary 20, 2026
ICE
LawThe curious case of the ICE pastor as Minnesota protesters disrupt church services and DOJ launches investigation
By Jack Brook and The Associated PressJanuary 19, 2026
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EuropeTrump says he wants Greenland because he was rejected for a Nobel Peace Prize last year
By Aamer Madhani, Geir Moulson, Jill Lawless and The Associated PressJanuary 19, 2026
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PoliticsThe U.S. Supreme Court could throw a wrench into Trump’s plan to take Greenland as soon as Tuesday
By Jim EdwardsJanuary 19, 2026
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PoliticsPro-Greenland protesters mock Trump’s MAGA slogan with ‘Make America Go Away’ caps
By James Brooks and The Associated PressJanuary 19, 2026
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PoliticsMinneapolis mayor defiant over prospect of troopers in the street: ‘It is not fair, it’s not just, and it’s completely unconstitutional’
By Jack Brook, Sarah Raza and The Associated PressJanuary 18, 2026
PoliticsAfter adding Trump administration statements, ’60 Minutes’ to air report on deportations that Bari Weiss abruptly pulled
By David Bauder and The Associated PressJanuary 18, 2026
PoliticsArmy readies 1,500 paratroopers specializing in arctic operations for possible deployment to Minnesota if Trump invokes Insurrection Act
By Konstantin Toropin and The Associated PressJanuary 18, 2026
BankingBlackRock’s Rick Rieder bid for Fed chair is gaining traction
By Josh Wingrove, Saleha Mohsin, Joshua Green and BloombergJanuary 18, 2026
ICE
Politics‘We believe in Allah, but we can’t do anything’: Somali shops reel in Minneapolis because ICE is bad for business
By Sarah Raza and The Associated PressJanuary 18, 2026
Epstein
LawEpstein files fight in court heats up as congressmen accuse DOJ of ‘serious misconduct’
By Michael R. Sisak, Larry Neumeister and The Associated PressJanuary 18, 2026
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LawSee the face of ICE’s crackdown on normal Americans: a 21-year-old college student permanently blind in one eye
By Amy Taxin and The Associated PressJanuary 18, 2026
Ratcliffe
PoliticsCIA director meets with Delcy Rodriguez in Venezuela
By David Klepper and The Associated PressJanuary 18, 2026
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Oil over $100, markets in free fall, and Iran's new supreme leader is Trump's 'worst case' scenarioAn image of a popular article
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