Debt

All Stories in Debt

• The deficit has fallen under Joe Biden. It’s still higher than before the pandemic. March 5, 2024
• A family budget is often invoked in U.S. debt fights. Just how similar is it to a federal budget? May 17, 2023
• Could President Biden use the 14th Amendment to head off a debt default? May 12, 2023
• The battle over the debt limit: What to know after the House GOP passed its bill April 28, 2023
• Fact-checking Joe Biden’s final midterm rallies in Pennsylvania, New York, Florida November 7, 2022
• Ask PolitiFact: Is homeownership harder for Black Americans to achieve? August 31, 2022
• The Democrats’ overstated claim that the Inflation Reduction Act curbs debt, inflation August 19, 2022
• Mailbag: ‘Gotta do better,’ and ‘thank you for your service’ October 5, 2021
• The looming debt-ceiling showdown: What you need to know September 22, 2021
• Donald Trump’s executive action on student loans, explained August 11, 2020