- Here's how America's $40 trillion debt can hit your wallet Axios
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Crowding Out: How Rising Public Debt Squeezes the Economy Bipartisan Policy Center
After decades of free spending, Washington is facing some unpalatable choices The Washington Post
Global Debt Crises Foreshadow a Perilous Path for the United States Council on Foreign Relations
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Administration Responds to National Debt Hitting $40 Trillion The Presidential Prayer Team
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US gross national debt tops $40tn for first time The Guardian
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U.S. debt is set to hit $40 trillion, months earlier than expected, as bond yields rise The Washington Post
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Debt has become the main character on Wall Street as markets decide it's now gotten out of control Fortune
U.S. Debt Hits $40 Trillion The New York Times
Smucker Statement on US Debt Reaching $40 Trillion Congressman Lloyd Smucker (.gov)
National debt crosses $40 trillion The Hill
How the US government pushed the national debt to $40 trillion in less than a generation Yahoo Finance
This week from Bagley: Utah transit fares, national debt, Lake Powell, communist threat The Salt Lake Tribune
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Editorial: A deficit of answers about debt Pioneer Press
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With $40 Trillion in Debt, Is the U.S. Headed for More Credit Downgrades? Peter G. Peterson Foundation
"Buying a house with a credit card": The Treasury's plan to finance the national debt marketplace.org
Maya MacGuineas Discusses $40T Debt, Affordability on Bloomberg TV-2026-08-18 Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
India’s College Boom Is Leaving Graduates in Debt and Without Jobs The New York Times
Report: Illinois tops nation in debt ratio The Center Square
Ramsey Show caller earns $95K but can't save $1,000 — his $131K in debt has him trapped in cash advance loops Yahoo Finance