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The US national debt's $40 trillion record

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The national debt reached a record $40 trillion on August 20, 2026, more than doubling in ten years. Annual interest was cited at about $1 trillion, and roughly $3.4 trillion was linked to the Big Beautiful Bill; the debt remains at the record in the available report.

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    1. Update 1$40 Trillion: The Debt Milestone That Arrived Faster Than Expected

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      $40 Trillion: The Debt Milestone That Arrived Faster Than Expected

      Treasury data put U.S. debt at $40.05 trillion in mid-August 2026 — double a decade ago, up a third in under five years, and arriving faster than expected.

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      • No detailed breakdown in these reports of exact interest burden, deficit composition, or long-term path.
      • No agreed measure here of how tariffs, spending bills or rate moves each contributed to the final trillion.

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