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CBO projects US debt to grow $23.9 trillion in 10 years, not including costs of extending tax cuts

Jan. 17, 2025 15:31 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The national debt is slated to rise by $23.9 trillion over the next decade, a sum that does not include trillions of dollars in additional tax cuts being championed by President-elect Donald Trump. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office released its 10-year...