Growing The Debt

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., on Thursday blamed Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., for Democrats’ failure to raise the debt limit last year before losing the House majority to Republicans.

The second estimate for real gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter of 2023 showed that U.S. economic growth was stronger than previously projected, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told reporters that negotiators worked well past midnight in order to try to reach an agreement and claimed some progress in the talks.

Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., argued Wednesday that Republicans want to "crash the economy" to help former President Donald Trump win back the White House in 2024.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., told reporters he was confident the U.S. would not default, but suggested the blame would be on President Biden if it did.

Speaker McCarthy met with President Biden for roughly an hour and a half on Monday night in a push to get a debt ceiling deal with just 10 days left.

President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy are meeting late Monday to discuss the debt limit negotiations as some signs of progress were starting to emerge.

Fox News Digital asked McCarthy about whether he could cancel the House's upcoming recess next week if a deal on the debt isn't reached

A pair of Goldman Sachs economists wrote that the Treasury is likely to run out of the funding needed to pay federal bills by June 8 or 9, although cash could run low sooner.

House and Senate Republicans blasted President Biden on Wednesday for leaving the country for Japan in the middle of debt ceiling talks that have not lead to a deal yet.

President Biden slammed Republicans for "holding the economy hostage" by insisting on spending cuts as part of a bipartisan compromise to raise the national debt and avoid default.

The federal budget deficit shot up to $1.1 trillion in the first six months of fiscal year 2023, according to an analysis by the Congressional Budget Office.

The House Ways and Means Committee will consider a bill on Thursday that would prioritize federal spending if the U.S. hits the debt ceiling later this year.

CBO Director Phillip Swagel said that once Social Security's trust fund becomes exhausted in 2032, benefits would automatically be cut by 25% unless Congress acts.

People in Austin, Texas, identified what they believed to be the most pressing issues facing America currently, with over half of people pointing to the economy

The CBO projects that the cost of servicing the national debt will more than double over the next decade to over $1.4 trillion in interest payments in FY2033.

The Bipartisan Policy Center said that the "X date" on which the debt limit will need to be raised to avoid default will arrive this summer or early fall, depending on tax revenue.

The CBO released its annual budget and economic outlook which projects that the U.S. national debt will grow by about $20 trillion over the next 10 years.

President Joe Biden on Wednesday said defaulting on the national debt -- as advocated by some Republican lawmakers -- would lead to "chaos."

Capitol Hill Republicans voiced their displeasure with Democratic spending levels as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy met with President Biden over raising the debt ceiling.