Economy

Treasury Says US Debt Now More Than $37 Trillion

The debt limit increased to $41.1 trillion in July.
Treasury Says US Debt Now More Than $37 Trillion
The U.S. Department of the Treasury in Washington on Aug. 8, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
T.J. Muscaro
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The United States’ national debt has passed $37 trillion, the Treasury Department announced on Aug. 12.

The news came out with the Treasury’s latest report of the nation’s daily finances, showing $37,004,818,000,000 of total outstanding public debt divided into roughly $29.6 trillion in debt held by the public and roughly $7.4 trillion in intragovernmental holdings.
T.J. Muscaro
T.J. Muscaro
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T.J. Muscaro is an award-winning reporter and NASA Correspondent for The Epoch Times, covering the Artemis program, Space Force, and other public and private ambitions within the growing space industry. Based in Tampa, Florida, he also covers stories of extreme weather and disaster relief, as well as various matters of national and international politics.