JUSTTHENEWS (Nicholas Ballasy) - U.S. national debt nearly $40 trillion as deficits continue to grow
About $32.1 trillion of the debt is held by the public, while roughly $7.7 trillion represents intragovernmental holdings.
JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - House Rules Committee advances Senate government funding bill
The Senate, last week, passed a package of five of the remaining six appropriations bills, as well as a short-term extension of funding for the remaining bill while Congress debates changes to the Department of Homeland Security package.