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Legendary DC diplomat feels 'like Paul Revere' about the $38 trillion national debt: 'The crisis is coming!'

Richard Haass has spent a lifetime monitoring global crises. Now he says America’s most dangerous one is coming from inside the house.

Fortune

Your political polarization is the reason for our $38 trillion national debt, top economist says: 'it's deeply debilitating' for 'consensus and stability and productive policy results'

“Every day that passes makes me feel the situation is more urgent,” Barry Eichengreen told Fortune.

Fortune

'We are guilty of spending our rainy-day fund in sunny weather': Top economists unite to urge action on $38 trillion national debt

"The day will come when the boiling water finally kills the frog," an essay published by the Peter G. Petersen Foundation said.

Fortune

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You Paid For It. Now He'll Pay You Back? The Hidden Cost Behind Trump's $2,000 Dividend

Donald Trump's promised $2,000 "dividend" for Americans faces major financial and legal hurdles, with experts warning that tariffs cannot cover the cost and could instead deepen national debt.

International Business Times

$2,000 Trump Dividend: What Is The True Tax Cost Of The Payout?

Donald Trump's promised $2,000 "dividend" for Americans faces major financial and legal hurdles, with experts warning that tariffs cannot cover the cost and could instead deepen national debt.

International Business Times UK

Goldman CEO David Solomon warns 'there will be a reckoning' around the $38 trillion national debt

On the debt growing from $7 trillion to $38 trillion in just five years, Solomon said "it doesn't seem like we have the ability to pull it back."

Fortune

Elon Musk Sees AI, Robotics Growth As 'Only Way' To Manage Debt While Trump Plans To Use Tariff Revenue To Pare It Down

As the U.S. national debt mounts to $38 trillion, President Donald Trump and Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk have offered different visions for managing the nation’s fiscal crisis.

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Trump punches new $35 billion hole in national debt with deal for Medicare to cover your Ozempic

America's waistline may shrink, but its national debt will swell.

Fortune

Trump’s tariff revenue is soaring off a ‘significant increase,’ budget watchdog says—but the $38 trillion national debt still looms

Despite this surge in tariff revenue, the deficit still totaled $1.8 trillion, or roughly 6% of GDP. And if the Supreme Court strikes the tariffs down …

Fortune

Threat of income tax rise grows as Rachel Reeves gives clear sign she will break Labour manifesto pledge

Chancellor rolls ground for tax rises in unusual pre-Budget speech at Downing Street

Evening Standard

Goldman Sachs CEO says AI-induced growth offers a ‘path out’ of America’s $38 trillion debt crisis

“The path out is a growth path,” Solomon said. “The difference between compounding growth of 3% and 2% is monstrous in terms of dealing with this issue.”

Fortune

If Trump Sells Your Student Loan Debt, Would That Help or Hurt You?

Approximately 45 million Americans owe, cumulatively, $1.6 trillion in student loan debt to the federal government. That’s a staggering amount of money. For context, America’s ballooning national debt -- the largest in the world -- is approximately $38 trillion.

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Elon Musk Warns Social Security Could Run Out By 2032: 'We're Going Bankrupt...'

During his latest appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience, Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) Elon Musk warned that the U.S.'s ballooning national debt and looming Social Security shortfall could push the country toward bankruptcy.

Benzinga

The UK bond markets have become a political trap that strangles public spending. But there’s a way out

With living standards falling and the far right on the rise, the chancellor has the power to make decisions, not simply accept diktats from the markets, says lecturer in political economy Sahil Dutta

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Governments are likely to pillage the $80 trillion Great Wealth Transfer to help balance their national debt burdens, says UBS

“It seems unrealistic to suppose that governments will just sit idly by as this wealth moves around. We would expect governments to attempt to mobilize that wealth to help fund their debt,” UBS chief economist Paul Donovan said.

Benzinga

The $38 Trillion U.S. Debt Mountain – Every American Owes $110,649 Now

American debt hit a record high of $38 trillion earlier this week. Here's a look at how quickly the debt is growing and how much every American would owe today.

Fortune

Budget watchdog on $38 trillion national debt: ‘It’s tough to decide what the most appalling part is of today’s announcement’

The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget is glum: “The reality is that we’re becoming distressingly numb to our own dysfunction.”

Benzinga

US Debt Tops $38 Trillion Amid Shutdown, The Fastest Pace Since Pandemic

Amid the federal government shutdown, U.S. gross national debt surpassed $38 trillion as per Treasury data on Wednesday, raising concerns about the nation’s financial stability.

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The Independent UK

US hits $38 trillion in debt, after the fastest accumulation of $1 trillion outside of the pandemic

The U.S. government's gross national debt has surpassed $38 trillion during the federal shutdown, marking a record high

Fortune

As national debt accelerates to $38 trillion, watchdog warns it's 'no way for a great nation like America to run its finances'

In just a little over two months, the national debt swelled by $1 trillion. This is twice as fast as the rate of growth since 2000, Michael Peterson says.

Evening Standard

Fact check: National debt, fake wifi charges and the cost of rebuilding Gaza

Round-up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.

Fortune

America is ‘going broke slowly’ says J.P. Morgan, as national debt balloons and tariff revenue looks shaky

The risk is “that we move from going broke slowly to going broke quickly,” Kelly says.

Benzinga

Ray Dalio Issues Stark Warning On US Debt, Says Situation At 'Dangerous Inflection Point' As Buying Power Is Now Getting 'Squeezed'

Billionaire investor Ray Dalio has issued a stark warning about the trajectory of the U.S. government's finances, describing the national debt situation as being at a critical juncture.

Reason

The White House Thinks Taking Partial Ownership of a Canadian Mining Company Will Reduce the National Debt

Trump's deal with a lithium mine in Nevada follows similar "creative deals" with Intel and U.S. Steel.

Benzinga

Dave Ramsey Says It's 'Wonderful' That You Can Venmo The Government To Pay Down The $37 Trillion Debt. 'There's Always Some Idiot Out There'

You can now send the U.S. government money through Venmo to help pay off the national debt. And if that sounds ridiculous to you, you’re not alone. Personal finance personality Dave Ramsey and co-host Ken Coleman tore into the idea on a recent episode of “The Ramsey Show,” mocking the…

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