debt and deficit

France's Debt Problem Is a Warning

John Sexton 5:30 PM | September 18, 2024

You Owe $100,000!

John Stossel 12:00 AM | June 21, 2024

Secretary of Ed. Miguel Cardona's new New Math

Duane Patterson 6:01 PM | September 11, 2023

The time bomb continues to tick

John Stossel 12:01 AM | June 02, 2023

Manchin: I'm shocked, shocked that Biden's administration betrayed me on inflation and deficit reduction

Ed Morrissey 6:31 PM | March 30, 2023

Deep in the heart of #TEMS: Texas toast, debt roast, inflation signposts, Biden coast, and more!

Ed Morrissey 3:41 PM | July 20, 2021

What to do about our record national debt? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?

Andrew Malcolm 10:01 AM | February 21, 2019

A stunner: National debt interest will soon exceed national defense spending

Andrew Malcolm 2:31 PM | December 27, 2018

The other reality of the tax bill: Another trillion in debt

Jazz Shaw 9:31 AM | February 04, 2018

Moody's: Trump's economic plan would cause lengthy recession, higher debt load

John Sexton 1:21 PM | June 20, 2016

An expiration date on federal legislation isn't a bad idea

Taylor Millard 8:01 PM | February 28, 2016

Bernie Sanders: The 18-trillion-dollar man

Jazz Shaw 12:01 PM | October 15, 2015

Mitch McConnell wants to reassure everyone that the debt limit will go up

Jazz Shaw 8:01 AM | March 09, 2015

Bernie Sanders wants to cut the "deficits" by spending trillions more

Jazz Shaw 12:01 PM | January 27, 2015

The total number of federal jobs lost to sequestration? That would be... one.

Erika Johnsen 9:21 PM | May 08, 2014

Sen. Warren: Hey, let's help students refinance their loans by raising taxes on the wealthy!

Erika Johnsen 6:41 PM | May 07, 2014

Broke France thinking about following in Germany's utterly failed green footsteps for some reason

Erika Johnsen 8:11 PM | May 01, 2014

CBO: Uhm, about Obama's FY2015 budget proposal... it's way more expensive than the White House claimed

Erika Johnsen 8:01 PM | April 17, 2014

Krauthammer: Can we all remember that we have added $7 trillion to the debt in 5 years, please?

Erika Johnsen 8:21 PM | April 15, 2014

California budget "surplus"? ...Nope, not so much.

Erika Johnsen 8:11 PM | April 14, 2014

France to EU: Yeah, we're going to need more time to meet our deficit-reduction targets. Again.

Erika Johnsen 5:21 PM | April 02, 2014

Harry Reid: Uhm, Paul Ryan's budget? Can I get a K-O-C-H-T-O-P-I-A?

Erika Johnsen 12:41 PM | April 01, 2014

Democrat McCaskill: I'd say it's pretty irresponsible of us to ignore our $17 trillion debt

Erika Johnsen 8:41 PM | March 19, 2014

Harry Reid: Finally, Republicans are "regaining their grip on sanity"

Erika Johnsen 9:21 PM | February 12, 2014

And the nominees for Least Fiscally Solvent State in America, are...

Erika Johnsen 5:21 PM | January 14, 2014

Sanity: California lawmaker submits a plan to put high-speed rail back on the ballot

Erika Johnsen 9:01 PM | January 13, 2014

California Gov. Jerry Brown knows just what to do with a state budget surplus

Erika Johnsen 7:21 PM | January 09, 2014

Chamber of Commerce, business groups looking to dislodge tea party candidates in 2014?

Erika Johnsen 8:01 PM | October 21, 2013

Study: The rapid growth of food stamps hasn't really helped to reduce hunger

Erika Johnsen 5:21 PM | October 17, 2013

Reminder from Detroit, the NYT: Bankruptcy isn't cheap.

Erika Johnsen 6:01 PM | October 08, 2013

Treasury: This is really, seriously the end of the line with the "extraordinary measures"

Erika Johnsen 9:21 PM | October 01, 2013

Greece back in the middle of European fiscal drama with a third bailout

Erika Johnsen 4:01 PM | September 23, 2013

Surprise CBO report: United States on an "unsustainable" budget course

Erika Johnsen 3:21 PM | September 17, 2013

Cantor's clean-CR plan apparently not going over too well

Erika Johnsen 4:01 PM | September 12, 2013

Study: ObamaCare could cost billions more than anybody projected

Erika Johnsen 4:41 PM | September 11, 2013

Energy Department loses a casual $42 million on failed loan to green van company, no big deal

Erika Johnsen 8:01 PM | September 09, 2013

U.S. Postal Service looking for an emergency increase in stamp prices?

Erika Johnsen 7:01 PM | September 07, 2013

China: Us, a debt problem? What debt problem?

Erika Johnsen 8:11 PM | August 28, 2013

Congress on notice: U.S. to hit the debt limit in mid-October

Erika Johnsen 9:01 PM | August 26, 2013

Gov. Brown: Why no, a judge declaring that California's high-speed rail plans violate its own rules will not slow down the project

Erika Johnsen 6:01 PM | August 21, 2013

Obama admin allocates $52 million to Detroit for urban blight removal while pension funds continue to protest bankruptcy

Erika Johnsen 7:21 PM | August 20, 2013

Uh, oh: The Postal Service will only have five days' worth of cash-on-hand in October

Erika Johnsen 6:01 PM | August 14, 2013

Obama to Greece: You know, you guys should really try growing your economy

Erika Johnsen 3:21 PM | August 14, 2013

CBO: Oh, by the way, the ObamaCare employer-mandate delay is going to cost $12 billion extra

Erika Johnsen 12:21 PM | July 31, 2013

Republicans decidedly not impressed with Obama's "grand bargain" head-fakery

Erika Johnsen 8:41 AM | July 31, 2013

The garage sale of Detroit

Erika Johnsen 8:41 PM | July 29, 2013

Quotes of the day

Erika Johnsen 8:11 PM | July 26, 2013

Important update from MSNBC: Detroit is fast becoming America's most "libertarian city"

Erika Johnsen 3:41 PM | July 26, 2013

Detroit, the first domino?

Erika Johnsen 6:41 PM | July 22, 2013

Ouch: Detroit files for biggest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history

Erika Johnsen 6:11 PM | July 18, 2013