U.S. debt exceeds $40 trillion
From this total, debt obligations to the population and organizations amount to more than $32 trillion and 265 billion dollars, while intra-governmental obligations exceed $7 trillion and 781 billion dollars.
Consensus
- The U.S. national debt exceeded $40 trillion for the first time.
- The debt reached $40.047 trillion as of August 18.
- The U.S. statutory debt ceiling is $41.103 trillion.
- Over $32.265 trillion of the debt is held by the public and organizations.
- Internal government debt exceeds $7.781 trillion.
- The debt increased by over $500 billion in the first 1.5 months of July.
Points of divergence
- Military operations by the U.S. in Iran have cost at least $151.3 billion as of July 24, with projected costs exceeding $311 billion by year-end. — vm
- The U.S. administration faced difficulties securing funds to continue military operations against Iran. — vm
- The net increase in U.S. national debt from July 1 exceeded $524 billion by August 14. — vesti
Coverage (3 sources)
- US national debt reaches record $40 trillion — Вечерняя Москва
- US national debt first exceeds $40 trillion mark — Вести
- US national debt first in history exceeds $40 trillion — Москва 24