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The U.S. government’s debt is not a cause for concern, as it is self-funded and the Federal Reserve can always step in to ...
President Trump’s newly passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act will, by most conventional estimates, add trillions to America’s national debt to pay for permanent tax cuts. Republicans insist the bill ...
Senate bill would add at least $3.3 trillion to the national debt, according to the Congressional Budget Office. That was the ...
The richest man in the world says he has started “the America Party.” Turning it into a meaningful movement will be difficult ...
After a public falling out and open criticisms of President Donald Trump, Elon Musk announced his plans to form a new ...
Fellow citizens and working-class taxpayers, we have watched several financial crises unfold that the government has helped ...
High-income earners, corporations and defense contractors stand to gain while lower-income residents and immigrants will feel ...
Microplastics fight | Keep up pressure | Step up. Mercury News reader letters to the editor for July 10, 2025.
In a shocking move that sent tremors through Sri Lanka’s export sector, U.S. President Donald J. Trump announced a 30% tariff ...
As the last fireworks went silent on Independence Day 2025, the countdown began for a truly monumental anniversary: Next year ...
The Democratic Party’s ability to successfully reinvent itself will have enormous implications for the future of the two-party system and democracy.