The US national debt topped $32 trillion for the first time ever this week, according to Treasury Department data released on Friday. The debt milestone comes two weeks after President Biden … ...

On May 16, 2025, Moody’s lowered the US’ credit rating from Aaa to Aa1, prompting further concern about the national debt. Moody’s lowered its rating because the national debt rapidly expanded due to ...

The U.S. national debt has surged past $35 trillion, which is a new high. This number represents a growing problem that has expanded by nearly $1 trillion in just seven months and about $2.35 ...

In the last 100 years, the US national debt has ballooned from $408 billion in 1922 to $33 trillion in the present day. Just four decades ago, the total stood at $907 billion.

The U.S. national debt exceeded $34 trillion this week for the first time ever, setting off alarm bells over unprecedented levels of government spending.

The U.S. national debt exceeded $33 trillion on Monday for the first time ever, setting off alarm bells over unprecedented levels of government spending.

The Congressional Budget Office said on Tuesday that the U.S. national debt is poised to top $56 trillion by 2034, as rising spending and interest expenses outpace tax revenues.

Item 1 of 5 U.S. President Joe Biden speaks on his deal with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to raise the United States' debt ceiling at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 28, 2023.

This time around, one of the top credit rating agencies, Fitch, has already placed US debt on rating watch negative. “The Rating Watch Negative reflects increased political partisanship that is ...

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