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By Eleanor PringleMay 11, 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
InvestingThe federal government must issue more debt than it expected as cash flow weakens, and ‘the bond market is shouting’
By Jason MaMay 9, 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
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
EconomyU.S. Treasury will have to borrow $2 trillion this year just to continue functioning—more than $166 billion every month
By Eleanor PringleMay 7, 2026
EconomyAI could solve America’s $39 trillion debt crisis—but only if Washington abandons displaced workers, Yale Budget Lab warns
By Jake AngeloMay 6, 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
EconomyThe US is in a league of its own when it comes to its debt burden, as rating agencies bemoan ‘long-running deterioration’ in fiscal governance
By Tristan BoveMay 3, 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
Economy‘Cut up the credit cards:’ Congress is getting brutal about ‘embarrassing’ $31 trillion national debt
By Eleanor PringleMay 1, 2026
Personal FinanceThe national debt is the same size as the economy. It’s a ‘disturbing warning and a call to action,’ watchdog says
By Nick LichtenbergMay 1, 2026
Economy‘The national debt is now larger than the economy’: Watchdog marks 100% of GDP milestone for $39 trillion burden
By Nick LichtenbergApril 30, 2026
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