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The national debt rose substantially during President Biden’s term: headline Treasury-style totals commonly cited put gross federal debt from about $27.8 trillion at inauguration (Jan 20, 2021) to rou...
Under President Biden (January 2021–January 2025) consumer prices rose by roughly 19–21 percent depending on the measure cited: the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose about 21...
The U.S. national debt rose roughly $7.8 trillion during Donald Trump’s presidency, from about $19.95 trillion at the start of 2017 to $27.75 trillion at the start of 2021 (gross totals reported by bu...
By the most commonly used official measure — the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index year‑over‑year rate for the last month of the Biden presidency — inflation stood at roughly 3.0% in Ja...
Two recent, widely cited analyses find that gross federal debt rose under both Presidents Trump and Biden, with Trump’s four-year term adding roughly $7.8–$8.4 trillion of new borrowing and Biden addi...
Estimates of the fiscal cost of illegal immigration to U.S. taxpayers in 2024 vary widely depending on method and source: some advocacy and congressional reports cite figures around $150–151 billion a...
Available reporting gives different ways to measure how much debt rose during the Biden administration: simple totals show roughly $8.4–$8.5 trillion added to gross federal debt between January 2021 a...
Experts and multiple fact-checkers and news outlets report that President Biden oversaw substantially larger net job gains than President Trump’s full term—Biden ~+16 million jobs through Jan 2025 ver...
Evidence from government analysts, academic centers, and advocacy groups converges: undocumented immigrants are not a simple “burden” on the U.S. economy; they pay substantial taxes, sustain key indus...
Yes — the U.S. national debt has continued to rise since President Trump left office; estimates and measures differ but multiple independent trackers show the total federal debt and debt held by the p...
The Republican health‑care agenda for 2024 centers on that favor block grants, work requirements, and more limited subsidies. Analysts describe this set of priorities as a mix of regulatory fixes—like...
As of the most recent official House listings and Rep. Ilhan Omar’s office page, Omar serves on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce and the House Budget Committee; her member page lists...
Estimates of deficit spending “under Biden” vary widely depending on definition: the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) counts roughly $4.7 trillion of new ten‑year debt approved during...
Estimates of U.S. spending “on illegal immigration” vary widely across analyses and advocates: FAIR and like-minded groups put annual costs at roughly $150–182 billion per year (FAIR reported $151–182...
The gross federal debt rose roughly from $19.95 trillion when Donald Trump took office to about $27.75 trillion when he left — an increase near $7.8 trillion over his single term (gross totals) . Diff...
The Biden administration did not simply abolish Trump-era border-wall programs; it both halted large-scale construction early in his first term and later allowed or directed limited projects using pre...
Analysts disagree depending on the metric: one prominent think tank (CRFB) finds former President Trump’s policies led to roughly $8.4 trillion of approved ten‑year borrowing versus about $4.3–$4.7 tr...
Analyses disagree on exact totals, but major nonpartisan trackers show that debt held by the public rose roughly $6.0 trillion during Trump’s four-year term and about $6.9 trillion during Biden’s firs...
Analyses from fiscal watchdogs and news outlets show that Biden-era borrowing over his term was materially less than borrowing under Donald Trump’s four years, but COVID-era emergency spending and pol...
The amount added to the U.S. budget deficit “since 2025” depends on how the question is framed: by fiscal year, by calendar-year-to-date, or by a rolling 12‑month window. For fiscal year 2025 the gove...