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Trump, once self-proclaimed "king of debt" who promised to eliminate national debt, now faces criticism from Elon Musk over a GOP spending package adding $3 trillion to the national debt.

Paul Solman: So the future of our debt really matters. And how much debt we're about to add is being determined in Congress right now. For the "PBS News Hour," Paul Solman.

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He shared Warren’s post on the social platform X from Friday, when she agreed with Trump that the debt limit “should be scrapped” and called for a bipartisan bill to “get rid of it forever ...

This newsletter issue analyzes three common misconceptions about the US federal debt and deficits. The ongoing nature of the deficits has several investment implications, but along the way it’s ...

Globally, government debt has increased since the 2019 pandemic. Developed countries like the US, France, and the UK have debt levels that exceed 100 percent of their GDP.

The Treasury Department faces the challenge of refinancing $11 trillion in U.S. debt within a year as President Trump calls for the Fed to cut interest rates to lower debt costs.

Rep. David Schweikert (R-Ariz.) said Wednesday that the growing U.S. national debt will make the government more vulnerable to being pressured by the bond market, allowing it to effectively “run ...