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Over the next decade, the U.S. Treasury will spend $20 trillion in interest on the national debt—$200 billion a month by 2036
Economy
Over the next decade, the U.S. Treasury will spend $20 trillion in interest on the national debt—$200 billion a month by 2036
By Eleanor PringleOctober 28, 2026
Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (L), Sweden's Minister for EU Affairs Jessica Rosencrantz (3rdL), European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen (C), Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (4thR), Finland's Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (3rsR), Aland County Councillor Katrin Sjogren (2ndR) and Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store (R) sit at the start of the 77th session of the Nordic Council in Stockholm on October 28, 2025.
Personal Finance
Ireland proposes a $1.81 trillion EU budget through 2034. Sweden calls it ‘wildly unaffordable’
By Lorne Cook and The Associated PressOctober 13, 2026
US President Donald Trump
Economy
D.C.’s affordability headache has a silver bullet, new study shows: Tackling $40 trillion national debt would boost household income by $36,000
By Eleanor PringleSeptember 23, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump pauses as he walks alone along an ivy-covered wall during his final departure from Aras an Uachtarain on September 12, 2026, in Dublin, Ireland.
Economy
Trump may insist war in Iran is ‘small potatoes’—but it’s costing $3 billion a month, with $38 billion already spent, reports budget watchdog
By Eleanor PringleSeptember 16, 2026
A view of a bus shelter at 18th and K St's NW where a poster and electronic billboard displays the current U.S. National debt per person and as a nation at 40 Trillion dollars on August 30, 2026 in Washington, DC.
Economy
U.S. national debt increased by $5.1 million a minute over the past year—that’s $117,279 for every American
By Eleanor PringleSeptember 9, 2026
Donald Trump sits at his desk in the Oval Office.
Politics
‘Critical employees will begin to retire’: Trump’s new pay plan will deny most federal roles a raise, and it has workers warning of a retention crunch
By Sasha RogelbergSeptember 2, 2026
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Economy
Costliest U.S. bond sale since 2001 is investor warning to Bessent
By Greg Ritchie and BloombergAugust 14, 2026
Boss sits with worker to discuss raise at office
Success
Over a third of employers handed out ‘peanut butter raises’ this year—now, a quarter of bosses admit they’re losing top talent because of bad pay
By Emma BurleighAugust 6, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sits and speaks at a Senate Committee Hearing
Politics
‘Without these funds, we face critical shortfalls’: Hegseth on additional defense spending following $37.5B Iran War price tag
By The Associated Press and Lisa MascaroJuly 21, 2026
Ikea’s billionaire founder was so frugal that he bought clothes from flea markets and took free salt and pepper from restaurants
Success
Ikea’s billionaire founder was so frugal that he bought clothes from flea markets and took free salt and pepper from restaurants
By Orianna Rosa RoyleJune 25, 2026
DHS wants to build AI smart glasses using the facial recognition tech ICE agents already ‘could be’ using on Americans
Law
DHS wants to build AI smart glasses using the facial recognition tech ICE agents already ‘could be’ using on Americans
By Catherina GioinoMay 12, 2026
Man driving and looking shocked.
Economy
Driving less, canceling vacations, and tightening budgets: All the ways Americans are coping with soaring gas prices
By Tristan BoveMay 8, 2026
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Politics
Trump has no plan to cut the $39 trillion national debt, but he does want to cut childcare. His budget director is scrambling to clarify
By Nick LichtenbergApril 16, 2026
President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress at the Capitol on February 24, 2026 in Washington, DC.
Economy
The next generation of senators has a ticking time bomb in its lap: Social Security’s impending insolvency and no plan for the national debt
By Eleanor PringleApril 10, 2026
A construction site sits to the right of the White House
Politics
A $400 million ballroom was just the beginning. Now, Trump plans to spend $174 million more on renovations
By Jacqueline MunisApril 6, 2026
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Success
Jeff Bezos once gave Eva Longoria and the admiral behind Osama bin Laden's capture $100 million—but she says you don't need wealth to give backplaceholder alt text
By Orianna Rosa RoyleOctober 31, 2026
Economy
If California undid its 'original sin' and matched Texas on taxing property, it would raise more revenue than the billionaire tax, economists sayplaceholder alt text
By Jason MaOctober 31, 2026
Europe
‘It’s only when you see 49-ton trucks in China running on batteries that you realize how serious electrification is’: Octopus Energy CEO Greg Jackson on Europe’s incumbency problemplaceholder alt text
By Kamal AhmedOctober 30, 2026
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