The uncomfortable truth about America's deficit crisis: even dramatic tax hikes or spending cuts can't fix a $1.78 trillion ...

The national debt has grown so exponentially that the Durst Organization, which maintains the National Debt Clock in Times Square, will revamp its ticker to accommodate 14 digits, or more than $10 ...

In a sign of the times, the legendary National Debt Clock in New York City has run out of digits to record the growing debt. The Times Square-area ticker needs two additional digits to track a ...

Despite talk about DOGE, spending cuts, and the chatter about tariff revenue plugging the budget hole, the national debt keeps getting bigger and bigger.

The U.S. gross national debt has surpassed $38 trillion for the first time, U.S. Treasury Department data shows. The country's mounting debt comes as the government remains closed, disrupting the ...

Is reality finally settling in on Capitol Hill? The nation can only hope. As the national debt rushes toward $39 trillion, and Social Security and Medicare get nearer to insolvency with each tick of ...