A key variable for investors to decipher in election season is the impact of policy proposals on fiscal spending, the deficit ...

Donald Trump won the election. The House and Senate are in Republican hands. That means the GOP now owns the debt and its ...

The U.S. deficit spiked to start the new fiscal year, casting a shadow over the budget outlook as Washington braces for a ...

Republicans' lock on power in Washington next year will allow President-elect Donald Trump to pursue an aggressive agenda of ...

The U.S. budget deficit jumped nearly four-fold to $257 billion in October, a figure inflated by one-off factors, the ...

Elon Musk, President-elect Donald Trump's bounciest adviser, thinks he can identify "at least" $2 trillion in federal budget ...

Experts warn of critical economic challenges due to growing fiscal gap and rising debt costs. Read an update on the ...

Moody's estimates that the fiscal health of the U.S. could suffer if Donald Trump successfully implements promised policy ...

Much larger fiscal adjustments than currently planned are required to stabilize (or reduce) debt with high probability. Now is an opportune time for rebuilding fiscal buffers and delaying is costly.

When you ask a politician, regardless of political party, why they do not campaign for policies to reduce the national debt, ...