Budget Deficit
EconomySurging Treasury yields expose a brutal truth: America has no margin for error on its $39 trillion debt
By Shawn TullyMay 30, 2026
Economy‘This is the way’: Elon Musk endorses Warren Buffett’s famed 5-minute plan to fix the national debt
By Jacqueline MunisMay 10, 2026
EconomyRay Dalio: the ‘heart attack’ of America’s debt crisis is just the beginning of a ‘great turbulence’ that will reshape the country
By Nick LichtenbergMay 8, 2026
Economy‘Any semblance of fiscal responsibility’ has been abandoned, says budget watchdog, as national debt creeps toward $39 trillion milestone
By Eleanor PringleMay 5, 2026
EconomyInterest on U.S. debt is becoming a top driver of future deficits, as the sheer size of past borrowing overwhelms the fiscal outlook
By Jason MaMay 2, 2026
EconomyThe $38.9 trillion national debt is costing you thousands of extra dollars per year on your mortgage. Here’s how it adds up
By Jake AngeloMarch 11, 2026
Economy‘This cannot be sustainable’: The U.S. borrowed $50 billion a week for the past five months, the CBO says
By Eleanor PringleMarch 10, 2026
EconomyMore people are moving out of the U.S. than moving in for the first time since the Great Depression—a bad omen for the $38.8 trillion national debt
By Tristan BoveFebruary 27, 2026
EconomyTrump claims America is ‘winning so much.’ The IMF agrees, adding that Trump’s trade policies are the only thing holding it back from even more
By Tristan BoveFebruary 26, 2026
EconomyCome 2030, the U.S. deficit will be worth 5.9% of GDP—more than spending on Social Security, and equal to major health programs
By Eleanor PringleFebruary 26, 2026
EconomyAmerica’s $901 billion trade deficit is like ‘chronically high cholesterol,’ top economist says, and Trump’s 150-day tariffs are the wrong medicine
By Tristan BoveFebruary 25, 2026
EconomyNew CBO report shows national debt spiraling into uncharted territory by 2035—and Trump’s tariff defeat will make the picture even worse
By Shawn TullyFebruary 21, 2026
EconomyThe ‘alternative scenario’ of an even bigger national debt disaster is in play after the Supreme Court ruled Trump’s tariffs illegal
By Tristan BoveFebruary 20, 2026
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