Opinion

The $40 trillion national debt threatens the whole economy. But a fix is possible.

The "National Debt Clock" in New York, US, on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. Total US public debt surpassed $40 trillion for the first time, and has now surged by a third in less than five years, as US ...
newser

National Debt Clock Is About to Hit $40T

The nation's red ink is closing in on a milestone faster than expected. The US debt is on track to cross $40 trillion this week, months ahead of projections, after a Supreme Court ruling wiped out ...
Yahoo Finance

Debt Default Clock Moves to Two Minutes to Midnight -- Closest to Midnight in the Clock's History

WASHINGTON, July 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Debt Default Clock Review Committee today moved its Debt Default Clock from three minutes to midnight to two minutes to midnight, the closest the Clock has ...
NPR

The National Debt Clock

April 30, 2024 • Sandwiched between a burger joint and an oyster bar in New York City hangs a daunting image: The National Debt Clock. And that debt number? It just keeps ticking up. How deep in the ...