A closer look at the U.S. government's $36 trillion debt — some of which is "intergovernmental," meaning money the government ...

The US Treasury has $133 billion of extraordinary measures left, in addition to its cash pile, to help keep paying the ...

Some Republicans have long urged Treasury to choose which bills to pay when the debt ceiling gets close to being breached.

Interest expense is the fastest-growing and most nettlesome part of the federal budget, now exceeding military spending.

Let’s hope that Elon Musk is, indeed, a latter-day Grant, doggedly pursuing the spending that strangles our country, demanding the unconditional surrender of those who will somehow claim that ...

The country risks an economic "heart attack" if lawmakers are unable to reel in the national debt, warns one hedge fund ...

In the early 1990s, Bill Clinton's administration set out to "reinvent" government. What can the mercurial Tesla CEO learn ...

Bill Gates says he's on board with Elon Musk's cost-cutting plans for DOGE as long as the U.S. government doesn't lose sight ...

The federal government has congressionally approved buyout authority that’s capped at $25,000. Trump’s plan allows workers ...

Euro zone governments saw record demand for bond sales in January, showing that investors are ready to cover unprecedented ...