Q: I read this on FB. Is it true? The U.S. Treasury just declared the U.S government is insolvent.
A: No. That’s the conclusion of an opinion piece that cited a Treasury report showing the government’s liabilities outweigh its assets. But that’s been the case for decades, and unlike an insolvent business, the government can levy taxes.
On Inauguration Day, we provide a look at various metrics on the state of the country at the start of President Donald Trump’s second term.
A quarterly update of statistical measures of the president’s time in office.
Here’s how the United States has fared since President Joe Biden took office two years ago.
Statistical measures of how things have changed since the president took office.
In this week’s fact-checking video, CNN’s Jake Tapper looks at two of President Donald Trump’s recent claims about trade.
In a news interview and a speech in Pennsylvania, President Donald Trump misleadingly suggested that rising stock value could reduce the national debt.