Public Education
WATCH: Students see tuition as a good investment despite loan debt, survey says(The Center Square) – Federal student loan debt is nearing $1.7 trillion, as more than 70% of graduates are not working in their degree field. Yet 72% of students across… Read More
Politics
Report: US added nearly $700 billion to national debt in four months(The Center Square) – The U.S. government added $696 billion to the national debt over the past four months, borrowing $94 billion in the month of January alone, the Congressional… Read More
Government
Watchdog warns of national debt interest payments hitting $1 trillion(The Center Square) – Budget watchdogs are sounding the alarm as the U.S. hit an unfortunate fiscal milestone in fiscal year 2025: government spending on debt interest payments alone topped… Read More
Culture
Americans prepare to spend $1 trillion this holiday shopping season(The Center Square) – More than half of all Americans plan to buy things over the five-day holiday weekend, the beginning of a retail shopping season with consumers projected to… Read More
Government
Report warns U.S. national debt predicted to pass $53 trillion by 2035​ (The Center Square) – By fiscal year 2035, the national debt is set to surpass $53 trillion, or 120% of the nation’s Gross Domestic Product, according to a new estimate… Read More
Government
Budget group says US debt is actually $158.6 trillion with Medicare and Social Security(The Center Square) – As Americans file their taxes at the last minute this April 15, the federal debt – and Americans’ federal debt burden – continues to grow. Read More