The US government just passed $20 trillion in debt for the first time ever

For the first time in its history, the US federal government has more than $20 trillion in outstanding debt. The milestone was technically hit Friday, with the Treasury Department settling its accounts at the end of the day with $20,162,176,797,904 of debt outstanding. Of that debt, the Treasury ...

The US government just passed $20 trillion in debt for the first time ever