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House Budget Panel Tests Bipartisan Fiscal Commission After Dallas Hearing

Lawmakers debated a statutory, fast-track commission to tackle a $40 trillion-plus debt with rising interest costs.

U.S. Debt Tops $39 Trillion as Treasury Plans About $2 Trillion in Borrowing

White House Says No Decision on Tariff-Funded Checks After Trump Floats $1,000–$2,000 Idea

New Analyses Tie Trump Tariffs to Rising Poverty and Broad Income Losses

CBO Confirms One Big Beautiful Bill Will Swell Deficits by $4.1 Trillion

Trump and Warren Unite to Abolish U.S. Debt Ceiling