Conservative President of Colombia Abelardo de la Espriella on Sunday accused the administration of his predecessor, Marxist Gustavo Petro, of “looting” the country through “fiscal irresponsibility.”
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria,” Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ) responded to arguments from the Trump administration that we can grow our way out of debt by saying that relying on growth isn’t feasible and
On Thursday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA) discussed the national debt and said that both parties have added to the debt and Democrats have done so, “especially during difficult times. During COVID…services were extended that also
On Tuesday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power,” Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) responded to the national debt being on a path to hit $40 trillion and what that means for the DOGE effort by saying that “we’re talking about decades and
Jean-Luc Mélenchon has suggested he could simply wipe out a fifth of the country’s debt held by the Banque de France, sparking warnings that such an economically illiterate government would tank Paris’ credit rating and, in turn, the national economy.
Administration officials are quietly using debt collection companies to enforce huge fines on migrants who have ignored judges’ orders to leave the United States.
The cost of living stands as the top financial problem for Americans, an April 2026 Gallup survey revealed.
During an interview with Bloomberg on Wednesday, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said that he won’t vote for a supplemental bill and “the biggest threat to our country and to our national security is our debt. And so I think adding
A Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen franchisee with 130 locations in Georgia and Florida has filed for bankruptcy.
Chinese officials are reportedly seeking assurances that its massive loans to Venezuela will be protected after the fall of Nicolas Maduro.
In an education landscape that overcharges and under-delivers, students and parents must look at “return on investment” and consider alternatives that will best prepare young people for career success, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon told Breitbart News Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow.
A report published on Tuesday by the AidData research lab at William & Mary university in Williamsburg, Virginia, found that the United States is the largest recipient of loans from China.
If things don’t go well today France is heading to a “serious institutional crisis” , the French Prime Minister said.
Cuba Foreign Trade and Investment Minister Oscar Pérez-Oliva claimed this week that the Castro regime negotiated a “restructuring” of its undisclosed financial debt to China, Cuban state outlets reported.
The UK is in a doom loop forced by unsustainable government spending creating a downward spiral of tax hikes pushing taxpayers abroad.
Markets reacted to an apparently clear signal that all is not well at the heart of the British government.
On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that he has sympathy for some members of the Senate who want more spending cuts, but the issue can’t be solved in a year and
A fresh wave of protests has broken out in cities across China, as angry workers demand their unpaid wages, and residents repel against a myriad of new taxes and fees imposed by cash-strapped municipal governments.
Opponents of the One Big Beautiful Bill are turning once again to their most familiar weapon: the deficit forecast.
Parties agree to loosen constitutional restrictions on borrowing, enabling 1 trillion euros or more on defense and infrastructure.
American credit card defaults have risen to the highest levels since the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis as consumers grapple with years of high inflation.
President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday teased Democrats who spent tons of money and incurred debt trying to defeat him in the election.
Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign fell $20 million in debt during the final week of her campaign, according to several sources.
The World Bank published a study on Sunday that found 26 of the world’s poorest nations — including Afghanistan, Yemen, Ethiopia, and North Korea — are “in deeper debt than at any other time since 2006.”
During an interview with CBS’s “60 Minutes” aired on Monday, 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris responded to a question on budget analysis that her economic plan would add trillions to the deficit by stating that “the other
Another landmark for the Biden-Harris administration.
Beijing’s three-day Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) concluded on Friday with more pledges of funding for Africa, even though China’s sputtering economy may be hard-pressed to meet those commitments.
During an interview with ABC News on Monday, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) responded to a question on if he’s concerned that the economic plan laid out by 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris will initially add large sums
Nigeria accused a Chinese company of using “unorthodox means” and “subterfuge” to seize Nigerian government property abroad.
More details have been reported about a father killing his family before taking his own life in their Dover, Massachusetts, $5 million home.
The 2024 federal budget deficit will climb to $1.9 trillion, thanks, in large part, to student loan “forgiveness.”
During an interview aired on Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Your World,” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stated that the current interest burden of the national debt is at a “normal” level, but President Joe Biden wants to cut
Share prices in China’s tottering real estate market perk up as municipal governments start buying up distressed properties.
During an interview with Bloomberg on Monday, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stated that because interest rates are lower than they were in prior decades even with rate hikes, “we can probably manage and have a fiscally sustainable path with [a]
President Joe Biden is underperforming among young voters who are concerned about their economic plight, recent polling shows.
The Lowy Institute of Australia published a report on Wednesday that found China’s funding for its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects in Southeast Asia is about $50 billion short of its commitments, apparently due to a variety of causes, from political instability in BRI countries to reduced demand for fossil fuel projects.
China set an official 2024 target for GDP growth of around five percent in a report from Premier Li Qiang to the National People’s Congress.
Economy Minister Luis “Toto” Caputo announced over the weekend that Argentina registered a roughly $620 million financial surplus in January, the first positive financial result of its kind experienced by the South American country in 12 years.
Bidenflation has been a one-two punch to U.S. consumers, hitting them first on prices of goods and second on the cost of debt that financed their purchases.
All public-school students in Decatur, Georgia, have had their lunch debt wiped out thanks to generous community members and new grant money.
