Milestone marks years of government spending that grew under both Donald Trump and Joe Biden US debt reached $40tn for the first time on Wednesday, the US treasury department said, after the government deficit doubled over the last decade. The treasury’s latest debt balance showed $40. 047tn on ...
Source: [Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/19/us-debt-40-trillion)