The U.S. national debt is the total of what the federal government owes creditors. The U.S. has always carried debt, but the total has expanded rapidly since 2008.

Despite the challenges, the Trump administration has pointed to its efforts to reduce the national debt. Treasury Secretary ...

The national debt is rising faster than ever and threatens to undermine confidence in the economy, experts warn.

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

Treasury says the deficit is shrinking. Economists say the debt is compounding faster than at any point in modern history, ...

In the midst of a federal government shutdown, the U.S. government’s gross national debt surpassed $38 trillion Wednesday, a ...

The U.S. national debt surpassed $37 trillion for the first time in the nation's history on Friday as the federal government continues to accumulate debt at a record-setting pace. New data from the ...

Last week, the national debt surpassed $37 trillion, twice what it was just a decade ago. Once upon a time, the national debt was the subject of intense national debate. Democrats and Republicans once ...