The highest nationwide estimate puts U.S. fraud losses at $521 billion. Even if all of that could be recouped, it would amount to less than a third of the 2025 deficit of $1.775 trillion. See the ...

The U.S government’s debt hit $37.6 trillion on Sept. 30, the end of the most recent fiscal year. To put that number in perspective, a stack of $1 bills in that amount would be 2.5 million miles tall.

In light of one of the more outlandish claims that President Donald Trump made during Tuesday night's joint address to Congress, an important reminder: There is no plan to balance the budget. In fact, ...