US national debt tops $40 trillion for the first time

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1. 1Total US national debt surpassed $40 trillion for the first time on Wednesday
2. 2As of August 18, the total stood at $40,474,257,684,202.22, reached just five months after crossing $39 trillion in March
3. 3The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projected total debt of $63 trillion by 2036, with the annual deficit widening from $2.1 trillion to $3.1 trillion

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