The U.S. national debt now stands at $40 trillion

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The national debt surpassed a record $40 trillion on Wednesday, a staggering milestone as defense costs, social programs like Social Security and Medicare and interest on the burgeoning deficit to make up an enormous share of federal spending. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS NewsHour Headlines and links readers to the original publisher for the full story.

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