Perhaps U.S. policymakers can look to Canada and the U.K. for ideas on how to limit banks.

Germany's conservative CDU party is positioning itself against a further loosening of the country's debt brake, a constitutional rule that limits government debt. In a motion adopted at a conference ...

WASHINGTON — Terms and phrases like the "debt ceiling," reconciliation" and "continuing resolution" may sound like complicated government policies and procedures. However, the issues and policies are ...

Worsening federal deficits are driven by increased spending on Social Security, Medicare, and debt service payments.

On Friday, June 2, millions of Americans are due a total of $25 billion worth of Social Security payments. More than anything else, that may prove a decisive element in forcing an end to the partisan ...