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Economy‘This is the way’: Elon Musk endorses Warren Buffett’s famed 5-minute plan to fix the national debt
By Jacqueline MunisMarch 17, 2026
Politics‘No, we didn’t’: DOGE staffer admits Elon Musk’s cost-cutting agency failed to reduce the federal deficit
By Sasha RogelbergMarch 16, 2026
EconomyCBO highlights the good news in Trump’s lost tariff revenue hiking the deficit by $2 trillion: Lower inflation and unemployment—and higher GDP
By Sasha RogelbergMarch 6, 2026
EconomyNew CBO report shows national debt spiraling into uncharted territory by 2035—and Trump’s tariff defeat will make the picture even worse
By Shawn TullyFebruary 21, 2026
North AmericaTrump’s trade deficit was third highest on record even despite his tariffs upending the global economy, Commerce Dept. says
By Paul Wiseman and The Associated PressFebruary 19, 2026
Economy$56 trillion national debt leading to a spiraling crisis: Budget watchdog warns the U.S. is walking a crumbling path
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 17, 2026
Politics‘This is a bad idea made worse’: Senate Dems’ plan to fix Obamacare premiums adds nearly $300 billion to deficit, CRFB says
By Nick LichtenbergDecember 5, 2025
Economy‘We are guilty of spending our rainy-day fund in sunny weather’: Top economists, historians unite to urge action on $38 trillion national debt
By Nick LichtenbergNovember 13, 2025
EconomyTrump’s $2,000 tariff ‘dividends’ would cost twice as much as the revenue coming in, budget watchdog warns
By Nick LichtenbergNovember 10, 2025
EconomyAs national debt accelerates to $38 trillion, watchdog warns it’s ‘no way for a great nation like America to run its finances’
By Nick LichtenbergOctober 22, 2025
Economy$1.8 trillion deficit revealed during ‘pointless and wasteful government shutdown,’ budget watchdog says
By Nick LichtenbergOctober 9, 2025
EconomyTrump is bringing in enough revenue from tariffs to cut deficits by $4 trillion over the next decade, CBO says
By Nick LichtenbergAugust 25, 2025
Economy‘The nation’s finances have deteriorated’ since Trump took office, CRFB says, gaming out the scenarios up to a $28.5 trillion deficit
By Nick LichtenbergAugust 21, 2025
By Kevin Freking and The Associated PressJuly 22, 2025
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