The national debt increased by $175 billion on Friday, the same day President Trump signed legislation that allowed new federal borrowing by effectively turning off the debt ceiling for more than a year.
The debt ceiling was reimposed in December, at a level of about $20.494 trillion, and the U.S. was unable to borrow any money above that amount over the last two months.
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