U.S. national debt interest payments to top $1 trillion in 2026

The year 2026 will see the normalization of another economic trend: Trillion-dollar interest payments for the U.S. government ...

Trump Upended the Federal Government. The Full Scope of the Impact Is Still Unclear.

President Trump achieved his goal of shrinking the work force. But many current and former officials say the government is ...
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Trump Year One: Pentagon Grows, Civilian Programs Shrink

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 20: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office at the White House on May 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump announced his plans for the "Golden Dome," a ...

The next class of senators won’t be able to dodge the Social Security crunch

Social Security is excluded from the simple-majority budget process Congress used for recent partisan fiscal laws such ...
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Interest on debt crosses $1T, with no signs of slowing

The national debt is moving into unseen territory, with annual interest owed shattering the $1 trillion mark. That's nearly ...