If the U.S. defaults on its debt, the government would fail to meet its financial obligations to bondholders. This would ...

The U.S. national debt crossed a new milestone Wednesday, surpassing $39 trillion, a record reached five months after the ...

Budget experts agree on one thing. The debt is on an "unsustainable" trajectory.

U.S. national debt hits historic $39 trillion milestone, growing from $38 trillion in five months as deficits surge and ...

The national debt surpassed a record $39 trillion on Wednesday, a milestone that comes just weeks into the U.S.-Israeli war ...

At the end of Q4, US national debt reached $38.51 trillion, having soared by yet another $2.30 trillion over the 12 months in the calendar year 2025, or by 6.3%. In Q4 alone, the debt rose by $877 ...