Government spending on relief measures during times of economic turmoil, such as the Great Recession and COVID-19, also ...

Data: Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget; Chart: Axios Visuals Former President Trump ran up the national debt by about twice as much as President Biden, according to a new analysis of ...

The U.S. national debt is climbing at a rapid pace and has shown no signs of slowing down, despite the growing criticism of massive levels of government spending. The national debt — which ...

Woodrow Wilson significantly increased the public debt in order to loan money to the Allies in WWI and send soldiers to war.