Total Household Debt: As of Q1 2026, total consumer debt is $18.8 trillion, with an average household debt of $105,444.

America’s national debt crossed $38.5 trillion in the opening month of 2026, pushing past a level the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget once expected around 2030. The negative rally traces ...

Federal debt held by the public now surpasses the total value of the nation's economic output. Here's why experts say that's a concern.

The United States' national debt is on track to double over the next three decades amid a rush of spending by the White House and Congress.

Good morning. “The Blob” is a campy 1958 sci fi/horror movie about an alien, erm, blob that lands on Earth and mercilessly consumes everything in its path, growing bigger, meaner and redder as it goes ...

The debt is outgrowing the size of America’s economy. The president’s policies could accelerate the country’s fiscal headaches, experts say, unless policymakers intervene. By Tony Romm Reporting from ...

The federal debt passed an uncomfortable milestone this year, outgrowing the entire U.S. economy. That poses risks, but policymakers show little sign of addressing it. The federal debt is now bigger ...