The U.S. government is now adding about $35 billion to the deficit every week.

The U.S. government is now adding about $35 billion to the deficit every week. At the same time, it is spending about $22 billion a week on net interest on the national debt. During the first nine months of fiscal year 2026: • The national debt climbed to $39.39 trillion • The federal deficit hit $1.373 trillion • Interest paid so far this year: $857 billion (up 13%) Interest now costs more than Defense, Education, Homeland Security, Commerce, the EPA, and the Small Business Administration combined. The Pentagon spent $677 billion over the same nine months. Net interest cost $180 billion more. And the pressure keeps building. Social Security spending rose $62 billion. Medicare rose $58 billion. Medicaid rose $49 billion. America keeps aging (median age hit 39.4 last year). More retirees, bigger bills, every year. CBO projects net interest will top $1 trillion this year and reach $2.1 trillion by 2036. Corporate taxes fell $86 billion (24%) while withheld paycheck taxes rose $115 billion (4%). Every rise in interest leaves less room for tax cuts, public services, and the next crisis.