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US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025.
Economy

In Trump’s year of cost-cutting and efficiency, national debt soars past $37 trillion

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August 13, 2025
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Politics

Elon Musk says Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ could spell disaster for America. Here are its biggest pain points, according to critics

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July 1, 2025
Bessent says U.S. will never default as Congress faces deadline
Finance

Bessent says U.S. will never default as Congress faces deadline

By Tony Czuczka and Bloomberg
June 1, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump
Finance

Trump will get ‘punched in the face’ by markets if his spending bill passes without a plan for national debt and tariffs, says Wharton professor

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May 27, 2025
House Ways and Means Committee member Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) covers his face with his hands as Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE) sits next to him at a markup hearing in the Longworth House Building on Capitol Hill on May 13, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Finance

The first U.S. credit downgrade triggered a ‘flight to quality.’ Will the latest cut from Moody’s do the same? 

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May 20, 2025
Scott Bessent in front of a black background
Finance

America could run out of cash to pay its bills as early as this summer

By Fatima Hussein, Kevin Freking and The Associated Press
March 26, 2025
The IRS could collect $500 billion less in tax revenue, report says, and the U.S. may run out of cash in a few months without a debt-ceiling hike
Finance

The IRS could collect $500 billion less in tax revenue, report says, and the U.S. may run out of cash in a few months without a debt-ceiling hike

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March 24, 2025
Treasury Department to take ‘extraordinary measures’ after hitting $36 trillion debt limit as soon as mid-January
Finance

Treasury Department to take ‘extraordinary measures’ after hitting $36 trillion debt limit as soon as mid-January

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December 28, 2024
Mike Johnson, standing behind a podium, speaks to members of the press
Politics

Despite missing deadline, Congress avoids government shutdown by passing spending bill without Trump’s debt ceiling raise

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December 21, 2024
Donald Trump shrugs and gestures as he speaks into a microphone behind a "Trump Vance" podium.
Politics

Trump admits he would prefer to eliminate the debt ceiling under Biden so he can avoid taking the heat for more government borrowing

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December 20, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk
Politics

Trump and Musk’s first big Christmas gift will be delivered at 12:01 a.m.—a government shutdown if Congress can’t reach a deal

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December 20, 2024
What to know about the debt ceiling debate that is pushing Washington to the brink of a government shutdown
Politics

What to know about the debt ceiling debate that is pushing Washington to the brink of a government shutdown

By Meg Kinnard and The Associated Press
December 20, 2024
House rejects Trump-backed plan to avoid government shutdown—with dozens of Republicans voting ‘no’
Politics

House rejects Trump-backed plan to avoid government shutdown—with dozens of Republicans voting ‘no’

By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking and The Associated Press
December 20, 2024
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump
Politics

Trump and Harris to face off in high-stakes debate

By David Bauder and The Associated Press
August 8, 2024
Photo of Janet Yellen
Finance

S&P analyst who first stripped U.S. of AAA rating feels ‘vindicated’ by Fitch copying him—12 years later

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August 8, 2023

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