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US national debt exceeds $30T for first time

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The United States' national debt has exceeded $30 trillion for the first time.

Total public debt outstanding hit $30.01 trillion on Jan. 31, according to the Treasury Department.

That's a nearly $7 trillion increase from late January 2020, just before the pandemic hit.

Read more from The Wall Street Journal.

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