{
  "id": 2020042,
  "title": "America's national debt just hit $40 trillion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/americas-national-debt-just-hit-40-trillion",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-19T21:10:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Quartz",
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    "url": "https://qz.com/us-national-debt-40-trillion-record-081926"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Annual borrowing costs now surpass $2 trillion, as federal outlays continue to exceed what the government takes in",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}