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Amid the federal government shutdown, U.S. gross national debt surpassed $38 trillion as per Treasury data on Wednesday, raising concerns about the nation’s financial stability.

The U.S. government's gross national debt has surpassed $38 trillion during the federal shutdown, marking a record high

In just a little over two months, the national debt swelled by $1 trillion. This is twice as fast as the rate of growth since 2000, Michael Peterson says.

Round-up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.

The risk is “that we move from going broke slowly to going broke quickly,” Kelly says.

Billionaire investor Ray Dalio has issued a stark warning about the trajectory of the U.S. government's finances, describing the national debt situation as being at a critical juncture.

Trump's deal with a lithium mine in Nevada follows similar "creative deals" with Intel and U.S. Steel.

You can now send the U.S. government money through Venmo to help pay off the national debt. And if that sounds ridiculous to you, you’re not alone. Personal finance personality Dave Ramsey and co-host Ken Coleman tore into the idea on a recent episode of “The Ramsey Show,” mocking the…

Lecornu was named prime minister on 9 September, replacing François Bayrou who lost a vote of confidence in parliament after proposing €44 billion in budget cuts in a bid to reign in France's national debt.

Ken Griffin warns Trump’s pressure on Jerome Powell and the Federal Reserve risks eroding U.S. institutional credibility.

French national debt has grown steadily over the last 30 years. It is the sum of all public deficits accumulated since the mid-1970s. To compare the amount of national debt to the government’s financing capacity, it is expressed as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) – debt-to-GDP ratio – which…