The national debt has increased under most U.S. presidents. Here is how much each president's time in office added to the U.S. debt by percentage and dollar amounts.

Too much government debt is harmful to an economy and its citizens. Will Trump and Musk be able to restore fiscal sanity in Washington?

"You can't just spend trillions of dollars more than you have in revenue every year and expect no ill consequences." The spike in the national debt follows a burst of spending by President Biden ...

Data: Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget; Chart: Axios Visuals Former President Trump ran up the national debt by about twice ... deals struck in his four years in the White House.

Republicans have leveraged the debt ceiling for years to block Democrats’ agenda. Now liberals see an opening to stymy Trump.

The U.S. is playing Russian roulette by not addressing the national debt. We need to get our act together before it's too late.

Several polls have suggested that most Americans expect President-elect Donald Trump to increase the national debt during his term. However, most Republicans do not share the sentiment.