“The U.S. national debt is likely to surpass $40 trillion this week, months earlier than forecasters previously expected in part because of billions of dollars in lost revenue from President Donald Trump’s invalidated tariffs,” the Washington Post reports.
U.S. Debt Is Set to Hit $40 Trillion
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