$38 trillion national debt finds Democratic, Republican supermajority as watchdog sees 'a major problem for America’s economic future'

Michael A. Peterson says the country is racing toward $40 trillion in debt.

GOP pitches student loan repayment as Americans struggle to keep up with bills

After the Biden administration let borrowers put off their bills during the pandemic-era payment pauses and canceled billions ...

5 takeaways from 2025’s end-of-year campaign finance reports

President Trump stockpiled millions into his super PAC, while a handful of GOP groups outraised their Democratic counterparts in the last stretch of 2025 as Republicans brace for a ...
NBC Bay Area

GOP ponders how to raise the debt ceiling despite dozens of members who've always held out

Members of President Donald Trump’s own party could complicate his effort to avoid a standoff over extending the nation’s borrowing limit — which means a complication for Trump’s legislative plans ...
WCBD

House approves Republican debt limit plan in win for McCarthy, GOP

House Republicans on Wednesday passed a bill to raise the borrowing limit and implement sweeping spending cuts, marking a victory for Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) after days of grueling ...
WTHI News10

Medical debt help bill clears Senate, splits GOP caucus

Legislation promoting charity care and payment plans for Hoosier health care patients — plus, protecting their paychecks and ...
KELO Sioux Falls on MSN

House wary of redirecting foreign aid to cut debt

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — The South Dakota House of Representatives has rejected a resolution that called upon the United States ...