Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images National debt is an extremely important issue for many American voters, and plays a significant role in their choice of president. This begs the question: how much ...

Viewing the national debt by president can show how certain policies impact our government’s spending. It can be a notch on a political scorecard to gauge how well an administration is doing.

President Donald Trump faces the challenge of convincing Republican senators, global investors, voters and even Elon Musk ...

As the national debt soars toward a new and worrisome record, neither President Biden nor former president Donald Trump is likely to bring the tide of red ink under control, experts say.

"Donald Trump added more to the national debt than any other president, ever," Walz said Sept. 21 at a Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, rally. Whether Walz is right depends on the parameters and methods ...

A review of the economic plans of former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris finds that both would lead to increases in the national debt, but that Trump would do more ...

Presidents have a significant impact on both the national debt and the budget deficit because they propose the federal budget to Congress each year. As of April 2024, President Joe Biden has ...