The OBBB cut taxes for many Americans but also added to the national debt, which could be a problem for Americans in the long run.

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) questioned whether lawmakers who have voted to raise the debt ceiling, expand government or oppose spending cuts can credibly criticize Washington’s $40 trillion national debt.

​A grim new milestone for U.S. debt and surging interest rates haven’t sparked much urgency for a new round of deficit ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Although President-elect Donald Trump wanted to start 2025 without having to worry about the debt ceiling, he did not get his wish ...

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A new debt ceiling was established this week, setting up a debate for the months ahead about averting a government default. The parameters of that coming standoff are already making Donald Trump ...

You may have missed it amid your New Year’s Eve revelry, but the United States Congress is now, as of the stroke of midnight on Jan. 1, officially in violation of the federal debt limit. That’s ...

The debt ceiling is the legal limit on the total amount of federal debt that the US government can have outstanding. The X-date is when the US government will exhaust its extraordinary measures and be ...

Although President-elect Donald Trump wanted to start 2025 without having to worry about the debt ceiling, he did not get his wish. Addressing the debt ceiling, which will be reinstated on January 2, ...