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The Washington Post
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The U.S. national debt has surpassed $40 trillion, the Treasury Department reported.
The milestone arrived months earlier than forecasters expected, in part because of billions of dollars in lost revenue from President Trump’s invalidated tariffs.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/08/19/united-states-debt-surpasses-40-trillion/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
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