The U.S. national debt surpassed another historic milestone as it topped $38 trillion for the first time this week, as the federal government continues to rack up debt at a record-setting pace.New data from the Treasury Department released on Wednesday showed that the gross national debt reached $38,019,813,354,700.26 as of Oct. 21.The $38 trillion milestone comes a little over two months after the U.S. national debt reached $37 trillion for the first time in mid-August, and less than a year after the $36 trillion threshold was breached last December.America's debt has grown rapidly over the l...

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