Headline USA·1 hour ago·Thursday, November 12, 2026, 3:40 PM

Interest on the Debt Cost $1.4 Trillion Last Year, Audit Finds

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) Interest costs on the national debt totaled $1.4 trillion in fiscal 2026, according to an audit of Treasury’s books released by the Government Accountability Office. About $1.1 trillion of that was paid out to bondholders, with the rest credited to federal trust funds the government owes itself. The audit found

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