As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, the U.S. government’s fiscal health is bleak, Congress’s nonpartisan ...

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 ...

Each Saturday, national columnist Philip Bump makes and breaks down charts explaining the ... It doesn’t limit debt. He understands (as does his party, very obviously) that it serves as a ...