The national debt has increased under most U.S. presidents. Here is how much each president's time in office added to the U.S. debt by percentage and dollar amounts.

Two decades after a GOP vice president declared that deficits don’t matter, Trump and his party are going all out to test ...

The U.S. government’s debt is not a cause for concern, as it is self-funded and the Federal Reserve can always step in to ...

The measure cements into law much of Trump’s agenda and is being hailed by the president and his supporters as a major ...

President Trump’s newly passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act will, by most conventional estimates, add trillions to America’s ...

The Republican budget will add trillions to the national debt. Trump should channel Eisenhower to keep things in check.

As of July 3, 2025, the U.S. national debt stands at $36.2 trillion. Much like bank loans, the national debt has interest ...

Budget hawks have fretted for decades about America’s deficits and debt, repeatedly advising our government to embrace ...

Ben Harris is director of economic studies at the Brookings Institution and the former chief economist at the Treasury ...

President Trump’s flagship legislation, projected to add $2.4 trillion to the national debt, is raising questions among Republicans about the true purpose of Trumpism.