Debt

Close-up of American dollars with calculator and pens over documents on table.

Fairness & Justice

Let’s talk about medical debt

Sally Pipes · July 29, 2025 6:00 am

Small Business Administrator Linda McMahon speaks during a briefing at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018. President Donald Trump gave his quarterly White House salary to the Small Business Administion.

Education Department halts student loan forgiveness plan to ‘recalculate’ after roll backs

Emily Hallas · July 23, 2025 1:18 pm

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., left, and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., make statements to reporters ahead of vote in the House to pass a bill on President Donald Trump's top domestic priorities of spending reductions and tax breaks,

CBO says ‘big, beautiful bill’ will add $3.4 trillion to deficits in final estimate

Zach Halaschak · July 21, 2025 3:38 pm

Field Museum and Chicago's skyline is seen from Soldier Field prior to an NFL preseason football game between the Chicago Bears and the Tennessee Titans, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023, in Chicago.

Chicago pension debt climbs to $36B, up 13% in five years

Glenn Minnis | The Center Square contributor · July 10, 2025 12:27 pm

Wyoming is the latest red state to move to expand Medicaid under Obamacare. (iStock Photo)

Moral objectors to Medicaid reform fail to identify a better moral alternative

Peter Laffin · July 7, 2025 2:00 pm

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., speaks to reporters as he heads to the chamber, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 2, 2025.

Who are the four Republicans Johnson had to flip in favor of Trump’s bill

Emily Hallas · July 3, 2025 9:12 am

More fear budget bill will just add crushing debt

Paul Bedard · June 25, 2025 2:16 pm

The indictment claims from 2004 to 2012, Conn, Daugherty and Adkins submitted false medical documents to the SSA, requesting past, present and future Medicare and Medicaid payments for 2,000 individuals.

Trustees confirm Democrats made Social Security worse

Washington Examiner · June 24, 2025 12:01 am

Time to deliver on a better ‘big, beautiful bill’ for Trump

Rick Scott · June 13, 2025 6:00 am

Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Josh Hawley (R-MO).

Josh Hawley’s false compassion for Medicaid

Washington Examiner · June 5, 2025 12:01 am

President Donald Trump, right, is joined by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) as he arrives for a meeting with the House Republican Conference at the Capitol, Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Washington.

CBO says Republican megabill will add $2.4 trillion to deficit

Zach Halaschak · June 4, 2025 10:05 am

Fairness & Justice

Easier solutions to resolve the federal debt crisis

James Rogan · June 4, 2025 8:00 am