US national debt tops $39.52 trillion for the first time

Treasury's own daily reconciliation shows the total rising $30.2 billion in one day, from $39.49 trillion to $39.52 trillion.

$39,518,859,758,919.12 owed on July 16, the first close above $39.5 trillion.
Up $30.2 billion in a day, from $39,488,616,467,668.43 recorded on July 15.
Debt to the Penny is Treasury's own daily reconciliation, no estimate, no lag.

Why it matters: No congressman voted today, yet the debt grew $30 billion regardless: arithmetic, not politics, sets the pace now.

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