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  "id": 2137184,
  "title": "‘Republicans ran up the tab’: Democrats outraged over $40tn national debt – live",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/republicans-ran-up-the-tab-democrats-outraged-over-40tn-national-debt-2137184",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-20T12:58:13.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/20/donald-trump-national-debt-borrowing-record-michael-cohen-canada-iran-latest-news-updates"
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  "summary": "US national deficit has doubled over the past decade with spending growing under Trump and Biden US gross national debt tops $40tn for first time Sign up for the US Breaking News email Natalie Harp, special assistant to Donald Trump, continues to be the focus of media attention Thursday after an MS Now report revealed that she had worked at the White House for nearly a year without obtaining a…",
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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."
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