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Commentary: At $40 trillion in debt, Washington is stealing from younger generations
2+ week, 4+ day ago (48+ words) Itemlive August 25, 2026 by Guest Commentary The national debt now exceeds $40 trillion. That equals roughly $117,000 for every man, woman, and child in the United States. The number is shocking, but the direction…...
Federal debt is driving us to ruin
2+ week, 5+ day ago (141+ words) By Bob Sweeney, Warwick, R.I. Monday, Aug. 24, 2026 | 2 a.m. The national debt has officially surpassed $40 trillion. Is it possible that these trending deficits could cause us to file for bankruptcy soon? The current budget for the fiscal year Oct. 1, 2025, to Sept. 30, 2026, has expenses…...
US Debt Blasts Past $40 Trillion for First Time After More Than Doubling Under Trump and Biden
3+ week, 2+ day ago (731+ words) The United States has just crossed a massive and sobering financial threshold. This fiscal milestone highlights a mounting crisis driven by decades of borrowing and rapidly rising interest costs. Economic experts are warning that the ballooning debt is a direct…...
Australia's national debt has hit $1 trillion but it pales in comparison to the US - ABC News
3+ week, 2+ day ago (1106+ words) Shakespeare may well have been onto something when one of his characters in Hamlet uttered these immortal words: "Neither a borrower nor a lender be." Unfortunately, Polonius's parting advice to his son — that lending to friends can result in the…...
U.S. national debt reaches staggering milestone - NewsBreak
3+ week, 2+ day ago (317+ words) U.S. national debt reaches staggering milestone NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts hit a record $39 trillion debt in March It reached $38 trillion five months before that, in October.The unprecedented $40 trillion figure highlights competing administration priorities, from boosting the defense spending that the…...
Xinhua Headlines: U.S. record 40 trillion-dollar debts fuel global financial risks
3+ week, 2+ day ago (1246+ words) Xinhua 20 Aug 2026, 19:45 GMT+10 BEIJING, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- The total debt of the U.S. federal government once again hit a historic high, surpassing 40 trillion U.S. dollars on Wednesday. The latest U.S. Department of the Treasury data showed that the fresh debt record of 40.047 trillion dollars…...
US federal debt passes US$40 trillion, doubling since January 2017
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National Debt Surpasses $40 Trillion
3+ week, 2+ day ago (243+ words) 590 KQNT The U.S. national debt has exceeded $40 trillion, a milestone reached earlier than expected due to lost revenue from invalidated tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump. The Treasury Department reported this figure on Tuesday (August 18). The current federal debt limit stands…...
National debt tops $40 trillion after doubling in less than a decade, Treasury data shows
3+ week, 3+ day ago (853+ words) The national debt topped $40 trillion, according to Treasury Department data released on Wednesday, representing a fiscal milestone that underscores the federal government’s mounting borrowing and interest costs. The Treasury Department’s daily financial report shows that the nation’s debt reached $40.05 trillion…...
U.S. national debt exceeds $40 trillion for the first time — Reuters
3+ week, 2+ day ago (208+ words) The total U.S. national debt has exceeded the $40 trillion mark for the first time in history. This figure has doubled during the presidential terms of Donald Trump and Joe Biden. On Wednesday, the U.S. Treasury Department announced that the national debt had…...