The relative indifference to the news that the U.S. government now owes $40 trillion demonstrates how drastically the ...
The U.S.’s national debt surpassed $40 trillion for the first time ever this week—more than double what it was a decade ago.
The US national debt just passed the grim milestone of a record $40 trillion. But how do you visualize $40 trillion?
That figure is more than double the $19.95 trillion recorded when Donald Trump first entered the White House in January 2017.
The federal debt hit a record $40 trillion on Tuesday, according to the Treasury Department. It’s an inauspicious milestone ...
Federal debt has mounted amid tax cuts and trillions in pandemic spending, adding to the nation's interest payments.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - OCTOBER 29: Peter G. Peterson Foundation National Debt Clock in Atlanta on October 29, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Peter G. Peterson ...
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) said Wednesday that the growing burden of interest payments on the national debt is the direct ...
Interest on the national debt now exceeds Medicare spending for the first time, draining $23.8 billion every week from the federal budget. Net interest surged 190% since 2020 to $1 trillion in fiscal ...