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EEconomy Read More Live updates: US national debt hits record $40 trillion – AP NewsAugust 20, 2026 Live updates: US national debt hits record $40 trillion AP NewsU.S. Debt Just Topped $40 Trillion: How We Got…
UUnited States Read More Agents seize devices from ex-Rep. Eric Swalwell in sexual misconduct probeAugust 20, 2026 WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal agents seized electronic devices from former Rep. Eric Swalwell and searched his Washington home…
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UUnited States Read More The Latest: The US national debt hits a record $40 trillionAugust 20, 2026 The United States’ debt surpassed a record $40 trillion Wednesday, a staggering milestone as defense costs, social programs…
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UUnited States Read More Live Updates: Iran dismisses Trump’s “economic D-Day” threat, says it “will only bring further defeat”August 20, 2026 25m ago USS George Washington aircraft carrier arrives in Mideast to replace USS Lincoln The USS George…
UUnited States Read More Iran war live: Tehran says Trump’s new economic measures will fail | Donald Trump NewsAugust 20, 2026 blinking-dotLive updatesLive updates, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has dismissed US President Donald Trump’s newly announced sanctions campaign,…
EEconomy Read More Money and ‘a lot of noise’: how the US’ critical-minerals industry is vying with China’sAugust 19, 2026 Patriot Critical Minerals of the US plans to dig into a long-abandoned mining site in the sparsely populated…
UUnited States Read More Sen. Darline Graham says she’s ‘not that informed on national security’August 19, 2026 COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Sen. Darline Graham stumbled in a Tuesday night debate over an elementary question about…