The Latest Breaking News from National Debt

In the wake of President Donald Trump‘s budget bill approval, billionaire and financial advisor Ray Dalio anticipates serious economic repercussions.

Core elements of the bill, and the winners and losers.

Economists are concerned, politicians are angry – but the national debt keeps growing, no matter who’s in charge

Jamie Dimon, Warren Buffett, Ray Dalio, Jerome Powell—and now Elon Musk, are all sounding the alarm on America's national debt.

Donald Trump’s budget bill faces Republican discord in Senate, where some lawmakers reject increase to US national debt.

Reagan's budget chief warns that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act could balloon the national debt to $60 trillion, risking a catastrophic bond market crisis.

Republicans argue that growth is the best way to rebalance America’s books, but economists fear that tax cuts may be the final nail in the coffin for national debt.

Few words spark more anxiety in public debate than “national debt” and “government deficit.” National debt is the total amount of money the government owes, accumulated over years of running deficits. Government deficit is when the government spends more money than it collects in taxes and other revenues.

Prominent US senators warn Trump to ‘get serious’ about addressing budget deficit or they will block ‘beautiful bill’