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US National Debt Surpasses $40 Trillion, Renewing Debate Over Fiscal Outlook

U.S. Debt Hits $40 Trillion as America's Borrowing Binge Continues

New York Times (Opinion)

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U.S. Debt Just Topped $40 Trillion: How We Got Here

Wall Street Journal (News)

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US national debt hits $40 trillion milestone for first time ever

Fox Business

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National Debt Surpasses GDP for the First Time Since World War II

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Will Trump Give Americans $2K Tariff Dividends?

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U.S. Debt Hits $40 Trillion as America's Borrowing Binge Continues

New York Times (Opinion)

AllSides Media Bias Rating: Left
U.S. Debt Just Topped $40 Trillion: How We Got Here

Wall Street Journal (News)

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US national debt hits $40 trillion milestone for first time ever

Fox Business

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The U.S. debt now exceeds the country's GDP. Should we worry?

CBS News (Online)

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US debt exceeds 100 percent of GDP

The Hill

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US national debt surpasses size of the economy for first time since World War II

Fox Business

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Trump floats $2,000 tariff rebate checks. What you need to know

CNN Digital

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Have long-term debt obligations been estimated to total close to $100 trillion?

Gigafact

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Fact Check Team: Americans brace for holiday credit card bills as spending remains high

The National Desk

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Want to pay down the national debt? The US government will take Venmo

The Verge

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Fact Check: Does immigration, on net, increase the national debt?

Gigafact

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Trump says tariff revenue to fund $2K checks for Americans, lower nation’s $38T debt

Fox Business

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CBO: Trump Law Will Add $3.4 Trillion to Deficit, Boot 10 Million Off Health Insurance

Common Dreams

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What to know about Trump’s $2K tariff check proposal

The Hill

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Venmo, PayPal users can now send money to the US government to help pay down $36.7T national debt

New York Post (News)

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Why I voted against Trump's 'Big, Not-So-Beautiful Bill' | Opinion

The Courier-Journal

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Key facts about the U.S. national debt

Pew Research Center

AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
CBO says ‘big, beautiful bill’ will add $3.4 trillion to deficits in final estimate

Washington Examiner

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GOP bill for Trump's agenda would add $2.4 trillion to the debt over 10 years, budget office says

NBC News Digital

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You Can Now Venmo the Government to Help Pay Off National Debt

Newsweek

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‘For Sale’: DOGE moves to sell off almost half a billion in federal real estate, relocate cabinet agency HQs

Fox News Digital

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German parliament to vote on historic debt reform

CNBC

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Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ will cost $3.4 trillion over about a decade: CBO

The Hill

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Thune dismisses analyses of Trump’s tax bill as ‘inaccurate’ amid Musk criticism

Washington Examiner

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Trump ran up national debt twice as much as Biden: new analysis

Axios

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Trump's Big Beautiful Bill to Add $2.4T to National Debt: CBO

Newsweek

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Trump, Biden Have Added a Combined $12.7 Trillion to the National Debt

The New York Sun

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Fact-checking Joe Biden on debt accumulated under Donald Trump

PolitiFact

AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Left
Is Donald Trump’s megabill projected to add more than $2 trillion to the national debt?

Gigafact

AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
Biden unveils massive $7.3T budget with $5.5T in tax hikes, plans for ‘highest burden’ in US history

New York Post (News)

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