# US National Debt on Brink of Passing $40 Trillion

https://mins.news/en/video/25582

- Bloomberg Television, 2026-08-18 23:42 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsBChsuJRoc

> Bloomberg Television’s “Balance of Power: Late Edition” examines the US national debt as it approaches $40 trillion, alongside political and global business issues. The program also covers Rep. Nicole Malliotakis’s proposal to raise the capital-gains tax exclusion for seniors selling longtime homes and concerns over a Justice Department plan to deploy election monitors at polling sites.

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