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Breaking down the national debt. Every year, the United States government spends money on programs and services like Social Security and healthcare while receiving revenue through methods like federal ...

The national debt has been an issue in the country for decades. But concern about the debt has peaked for two reasons. First is the debt’s size, today totaling $36 trillion. As a percent of the ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans still do not have a deal with President Joe Biden to raise the debt ceiling as the nation is a little more than a week away from a potentially catastrophic default.