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2026-09-03 01:47
Trump pledged fiscal restraint. Instead, debt tops $40 trillion as borrowing costs rise
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Washington ExaminerLean right
Budget committee to weigh fiscal commission to wrangle $40 trillion debt
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First reported by RealClearPolitics (Lean right); 4 outlets over 34h. The left followed 29h later.
RealClearPolitics · +23h Reuters · +29h HuffPost · +34h Washington Examiner
What each side is saying
- HuffPostLeft
The debt surpassed $40 trillion just ahead of the upcoming November midterm elections that will determine if Republicans keep control of Congress for the second half of Trump’s final term.
Read at huffpost.com → - ReutersCenter
Trump pledged fiscal restraint. Instead, debt tops $40 trillion as borrowing costs rise Reuters
Read at reuters.com → - Washington ExaminerLean right
EXCLUSIVE — House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) said a full committee hearing will be held this month in Texas to discuss a bipartisan fiscal commission, as legislators reckon with the national debt eclipsing $40 trillion.
Read at washingtonexaminer.com → - RealClearPoliticsLean right
Lawmakers must quickly stabilize the debt, or risk bleak consequences for everyone.
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Washington ExaminerLean right
Budget committee to weigh fiscal commission to wrangle $40 trillion debt
Read at washingtonexaminer.com →HuffPostLeft
Trump Pledged Fiscal Restraint. Instead, Debt Tops $40 Trillion As Borrowing Costs Rise
Read at huffpost.com →ReutersCenter
Trump pledged fiscal restraint. Instead, debt tops $40 trillion as borrowing costs rise - Reuters
Read at reuters.com →RealClearPoliticsLean right
$40 Trillion Debt Threatens the Whole Economy
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