According to U.S. Treasury data, the national debt has risen past $38 trillion, increasing from $37 trillion just two months ...

Social Security is the most expensive program in America’s budget. According to the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, it accounts for one-fifth of federal spending. With daunting words like “privatization ...

The U.S. debt climbed to a record $37.5 trillion this week. (Jemal Countess / Getty Images for the Peter G. Peterson Foundation) The federal government just accumulated an additional $2 trillion in ...

Unsurprisingly, Americans aren't very confident in the economy since the government shutdown. One indicator is the Peter G. Peterson foundation's fiscal confidence index, released on Tuesday.