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U.S. national debt has hit $40 trillion as years of deficit spending grow more costly with bond yields near two-decade highs. Interest payments reached a record

BWB News TV • 2026-08-22 15:36 UTC • By Billy Odell Tucker-Robinson
U.S. national debt has hit $40 trillion as years of deficit spending grow more costly with bond yields near two-decade highs. Interest payments reached a record
U.S. national debt has hit $40 trillion as years of deficit spending grow more costly with bond yields near two-decade highs. Interest payments reached a record $1.38 trillion earlier this year, equal to 4.2% of GDP.
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