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As national debt hits $40.2 trillion, interest on the debt cost $1.4 trillion in 2026, audit finds
The audit found total federal debt reached $40.2 trillion as of Sept. 30, up about $2.5 trillion in a single year and about double the $19.6 trillion the government owed a decade earlier.
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