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The state of US federal debt in 2026.
’ gross national debt stood at as of January 7, 2026, an increase of $2.25 trillion compared with the same date a year earlier, a rise the Joint Economic Committee quantified as averaging roughly $8.0...
A year ago—the end of January 2025 timeframe—the ’ total federal debt outstanding was roughly , a figure that was explicitly tied to the reinstated statutory on January 2, 2025 and therefore serves as...
The United States’ total gross national debt stood at approximately $38.43 trillion as of January 7, 2026, a rise of $2.25 trillion year‑over‑year and roughly $112,966 per person or $285,127 per house...
The United States does not currently have a "failed" economy: macro indicators and professional forecasts point to continued growth and resilience rather than collapse, but the expansion is uneven and...