The U.S. national debt is climbing at a rapid ... Higher interest rates are also compounding the pain of higher debt. READ ON ...

The U.S. national debt is climbing at ... rates are also compounding the pain of higher debt. Should that debt materialize, it could risk America's economic standing in the world.

The Congressional Budget Office's long-term budget outlook shows deficits widening in the years ahead, driven primarily by ...

The national debt is now $36 trillion, and the portion held by the public is about 100% of GDP. The ever-worsening debt outlook led Fitch to downgrade the US credit rating from AAA to AA+.

Discussions are under way over further assistance, though some Republicans have expressed concerns about the impact of more spending on the country's skyrocketing national debt. The US borrows by ...

America risks defaulting on its debts for the first time in history unless Congress raises the national debt ceiling within months, the US spending watchdog has warned. The US treasury department ...