National Debt

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Republican balanced budget resolution would get us out of the spending hole

Alec Mena · October 15, 2023 4:50 pm

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Rising bond yields a blinking red light about the need to curb federal spending

Tiana Lowe Doescher · October 13, 2023 9:39 am

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How large is the federal debt?

Chris Edwards · October 12, 2023 6:00 am

In this Sept. 24, 2013, file photo, just cut stacks of $100 bills make their way down the line at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing Western Currency Facility in Fort Worth, Texas.

Federal budget deficit rose to $1.7 trillion in fiscal 2023: CBO

Zach Halaschak · October 10, 2023 6:40 pm

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Government shutdown: Schumer blames McCarthy for making shutdown ‘far more likely’

Misty Severi · September 28, 2023 7:48 pm

Following a closed-door Republican strategy session, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) talks to reporters about updates on funding the government and averting a shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023.

McCarthy suggests formation of bipartisan debt commission to deal with national debt

Misty Severi · September 28, 2023 6:58 pm

Biden campaign uses DeSantis debate remarks against Trump: ‘Set the stage’ for inflation

Julia Johnson · September 28, 2023 3:29 pm

Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley speaks at a campaign event on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023, in Boiling Springs, South Carolina. The former South Carolina governor and U.N. ambassador is leaning into her foreign policy experiences as she campaigns in her home state, as well as other early-voting states of Iowa and New Hampshire.

Nikki Haley unveils economic plan, slams ‘Bidenomics’ ahead of GOP debate

Mabinty Quarshie · September 22, 2023 3:55 pm

DeSantis blasts federal ‘spending binge’ by Republicans and Democrats

Jack Birle · August 15, 2023 3:31 am

Republican rivals hit Trump on federal spending and debt

Mabinty Quarshie · August 10, 2023 8:00 am

Feds continue borrowing over $5 billion per day despite credit downgrade

Washington Examiner · August 9, 2023 7:38 am

US should follow Alexander Hamilton’s playbook for tackling the national debt

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US should follow Alexander Hamilton’s playbook for tackling the national debt

Robert E. Wright · August 9, 2023 6:00 am