Federal debt surpassed GDP for fiscal 2026
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- The Hill reports: “The national debt topped the entire gross domestic product (GDP) for fiscal 2026, according to new data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). From the fourth quarter of 2025 through the third…”
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