National Debt Tracker: American taxpayers (you) are now on the hook for $38,933,404,100,463.29 as of 4/15/26

The United States' national debt is on track to double over the next three decades amid a rush of spending by the White House ...
Opinion

10 Years Ago Today, Trump Promised To Eliminate the National Debt. Instead, It Has Doubled.

In 2016, Donald Trump said he could eliminate the national debt in eight years. It has since surged from $19 trillion to over $39 trillion.

US national debt surges past $39 trillion just weeks into war in Iran

The U.S. national debt has hit a record $39 trillion. The deficit hit the milestone Wednesday just weeks into the ...
Forbes

National Debt Could Top $50 Trillion By 2030 At Current Growth Rates

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - OCTOBER 29: Peter G. Peterson Foundation National Debt Clock in Atlanta on October 29, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Peter G. Peterson ...
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The national debt just crossed $39 trillion—almost doubling since Trump vowed to erase it

The United States national debt crossed $39 trillion for the first time Tuesday, arriving at the grim milestone less than five months after it first hit $38 trillion in late October—a pace of ...
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National debt is already killing the American dream and could trigger a full-blown US depression

The United States has crossed a line where its borrowing is no longer an abstract concern but a daily drag on opportunity. With the national tab now measured in tens of trillions of dollars, the cost ...
AOL

‘We’re living on borrowed time’: As national debt hits $39 trillion, a top diplomat warns of a crisis America isn’t ready for

The United States national debt crossed $39 trillion for the first time this week, arriving at the grim milestone less than five months after it hit $38 trillion — a pace of accumulation that budget ...