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EconomyThe $39 trillion debt is set to surpass its postwar peak—and the math says Washington can’t simply cut its way out
By Nick LichtenbergMay 8, 2026
PoliticsTrump insists $1.5 trillion military budget for a war Congress didn’t approve ranks above day care, Medicare, Medicaid
By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking and The Associated PressApril 3, 2026
By Emma HinchliffeMarch 26, 2026
MagazineThe youngest-ever female CEO of a Fortune 500 company is fighting Trump’s cuts to keep Medicaid strong
By Diane BradyMarch 24, 2026
Personal FinanceAmerica’s never had such high national debt heading into an economic shock. We need a ‘break glass’ plan, think tank warns
By Nick LichtenbergMarch 10, 2026
EconomyInterest on the $38.8 trillion national debt has tripled since 2020, and it already costs taxpayers more than defense and Medicaid
By Nick LichtenbergMarch 2, 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 Michelle L. Price, Nick Lichtenberg, Ali Swenson and The Associated PressFebruary 26, 2026
EconomyTrump vows, ‘We will always protect Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid,’ but his signature tax cuts shortened their life span
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 24, 2026
InnovationPalantir/ICE connections draw fire as questions raised about tool tracking Medicaid data to find people to arrest
By Tristan BoveJanuary 26, 2026
CommentaryFormer White House advisor on the real reason your health care costs are going up: Medicare’s doctor pay gap
By Tomas J. PhilipsonJanuary 9, 2026
By Fatima Hussein and The Associated PressDecember 24, 2025
PoliticsMedicaid paid more than $200 million to dead people, and Trump is rewriting privacy laws to fix it
By Fatima Hussein and The Associated PressDecember 23, 2025
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