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January 30, 2023

SIZE MATTERS: Biden challenges McCarthy: 'Show me your budget and I’ll show you mine'

President Biden challenged House Speaker Kevin McCarthy over his position on the federal debt ceiling, saying, "Show me your budget and I'll show you mine."

January 30, 2023

Time to get America's fiscal house in order: Here are the first steps

It’s startling to see how much debt the United States has taken on – $31.5 trillion and counting – and even more jarring to realize there’s no plan to address it.

January 24, 2023

FLASHBACK: Biden praised debt ceiling talks as VP, said it was 'great honor' to negotiate with GOP

President Biden, during his tenure as vice president, applauded negotiations surrounding the debt ceiling and how members of Congress should work together to reach “certain compromises.”

January 1, 2023

Party's over for debt-ridden America. Here's how we bounce back in the new year

Your New Year's Eve celebration may be the last one you can afford for awhile. The nation has been living on borrowed money for too long and the party's over.

December 23, 2022

Media outlets ignore national debt in coverage of massive spending bill

Media coverage of the massive $1.7-trillion government spending bill this week has largely sidestepped the nation's more than $31-trillion national debt.

November 22, 2022

Biden White House fact-checked by Twitter users again for exaggerated deficit claim

The White House on Monday was slapped with a Twitter Community Note adding context to an exaggerated claim about reducing the federal budget deficit.

November 3, 2022

Trump rips McConnell on debt limit: 'If I run, and if I win, he will not be leader'

Former President Donald Trump on Thursday harshly criticized Senate Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on a radio program.

October 11, 2022

White House teases student loan handout application form

The White House released a preview of its student debt handout application self-certification form Tuesday, but it won't go live until later this month.

September 19, 2022

If Republicans take House, here's how they can solve US debt and budget problems

The Biden administration has added nearly a whopping $5 trillion in new spending, and Washington is on pace to borrow $16 trillion more over the next decade.

August 29, 2022

Student loan handout reaction: People 'are getting rewarded for doing the least amount'

Fox News Digital heard reaction from three different people to the student loan handout from the Biden administration. One person in N.J. said, "A loan is a loan. You pay it back."