The Treasury Department is expected to start paying down U.S. government debt this quarter for the first time in six years.

U.S. Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA) joins Marketplace Morning Report host Jeremy Hobson to discuss the sequester and its likely impact on the economy.

Pete Peterson is the man who started talking about bringing down the deficit decades ago. But he's not pleased with the current sequestration talks.

The former Commerce Secretary and financier has warned of danger from the nation's long-term debt for years, and financed a campaign to address it.

Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles — the bipartisan pair that brought us a multi-trillion-dollar deficit reduction plan that was never enacted — are out today with a new plan.

Biomedical engineer worries about the future of her research amid the sequester threat.

When it comes to the fiscal cliff, Americans do not give Republicans or Democrats a mandate on the issue.

With only 16 working days left in the congressional calendar this year, bipartisanship is on everyone's lips, but is it in the cards?

With the fiscal cliff looming, an all-star group of CEOs wants both parties to get serious about the deficit. The fix they're calling for will be tough for both parties to swallow.

Not everything in the economy hinges on who wins in November. Whether it's President Obama or President Romney — we're predicting three things are certain by 2016.