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U.S. National Debt Surpasses $40 Trillion, Adds $2.67 Trillion In One Year

By Ethan Faverino | The U.S. national debt has surpassed $40 trillion, adding more than $2.6 trillion over the past year as federal borrowing and interest costs continue to climb. The Joint Economic Committee released its latest Monthly Debt Update on September 8, showing the total gross national debt stood at $40.10 trillion as of […] The post U.S. National Debt Surpasses $40 Trillion, Adds $2.67 Trillion In One Year first appeared on AZ FREE N…
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Who will go bankrupt first? August 19, 2026, made a splash in US history. The US national debt officially broke the $40 trillion barrier, with the total gross debt closing on Tuesday, August 18, at $40.047 trillion, a figure confirmed by the US Treasury Department the next day. The previous historic threshold of $39 trillion was reached only in March 2026. This means that $1 trillion has been added in less than five months, a pace that, accordin…

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