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EconomyThe 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
Economy‘We owe it to the next generation’ to get national debt under control, says think tank boss, as U.S. borrowing hits $1.2 trillion in just six months
By Eleanor PringleApril 10, 2026
EconomyThe U.S. government is spending $88 billion a month in interest on national debt—equal to spending on defense and education combined
By Eleanor PringleApril 9, 2026
EconomyThe U.S. had a national debt ‘home run’ in its grasp, says Jamie Dimon. But the government did nothing, and now its best option is crisis management
By Eleanor PringleApril 8, 2026
Economy‘There is no silver lining in this trajectory’: Budget watchdog warns of financial, inflation, or currency crisis due to $39 trillion U.S. debt
By Eleanor PringleMarch 27, 2026
EconomyMedicare spending set to nearly double in 10 years and Medicaid and ACA spending up a third, CBO says just as Trump’s tax cuts shorten their life span
By Tristan BoveFebruary 26, 2026
By Thalia Beaty and The Associated PressFebruary 6, 2026
EconomyPresident Trump just missed a key legal deadline for his spending plans—stoking economists’ fears over the $38.5 trillion national debt
By Eleanor PringleFebruary 3, 2026
PoliticsTrump to meet with top congressional leaders Monday ahead of government shutdown deadline at midnight on Wednesday
By Seung Min Kim and The Associated PressSeptember 27, 2025
By Maria Paula Mijares Torres, Gregory Korte and BloombergSeptember 14, 2025
PoliticsGovernment shutdown, CDC fight, Epstein probe, stock trading ban dominate agenda as Congress returns from recess
By Mary Clare Jalonick, Kevin Freking, Stephen Groves and The Associated PressAugust 31, 2025
PoliticsTrump’s push to cut another $9 billion in spending could spare $400 million for HIV/AIDS relief
By Lily Mae LazarusJuly 16, 2025
PoliticsElon Musk says Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ could spell disaster for America. Here are its biggest pain points, according to critics
By Lily Mae LazarusJuly 1, 2025
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