The national debt jumped $1 trillion in 82 days and is expected to keep climbing. How that could affect you and your financial health.

Promising tax cuts without offsetting spending cuts is politically painless so long as constituents believe they “pay for ...

We should be concerned about this, not sounding an alarm bell,” he said. “But I do think over time, this is an issue.” ...

China’s debt problem has grown to levels far beyond that of the United States, creating risks for its economy and the world.

The U.S. debt has reached $37 trillion. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with billionaire and hedge fund manager Ray Dalio about the ramifications of the debt crisis.

California hasn’t turned the corner on its growing government debt problems — and it’s not even really trying. It’s been 13 ...

We’d be be happy if prominent state politicians at least talked about the matter. Maybe the new Reason report will force them ...

Dealing with a family member's financial trouble can be stressful — especially when the debt is substantial. On a recent ...

A trail of debts that persisted during Jim Justice's time as West Virginia's governor has followed him to the U.S. Senate.

Most people panic when their credit-card bill tops four figures. Robert Kiyosaki shrugs off the word "billion." "The Rich Dad ...

More than $135 million in medical debt owed by thousands of New Yorkers has been erased, Mayor Eric Adams announced Oct. 22, ...

While France has a long history of hefty overspending, economists say political turmoil – which has stalled policymaking – is bringing the country’s debt problem to a head.