U.S. Daily Debt Interest Payments Hit $2.96 Billion, Annual Rate Breaks $1 Trillion

According to Fortune, on May 11, the U.S. federal government's daily interest payments on national debt reached approximately $2.96 billion, with annualized interest costs now exceeding $1 trillion. The Treasury Department has already paid approximately $628 billion in net interest expenses in the current fiscal year to service the growing debt burden. The nation's federal debt currently stands near $39 trillion, making interest payments the second-largest federal spending category, surpassing annual outlays on Medicaid and other major welfare programs. Rising interest costs are driven by expanding debt levels and persistently elevated long-term interest rates.
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