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Democrats fume that White House isn’t demanding tax hikes from McCarthy in debt ceiling fight
The Hill via Yahoo News· 12 months agoHouse Democrats are up in arms that the White House isn’t pushing harder for tax hikes for the...
On The Money — Slower rate hikes may yield little relief for households
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Federal Reserve has started a new chapter in its fight against inflation, but it may not be any...
How DC Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Deficit
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 11 months agoPresident Joe Biden (right) meets with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to discuss the debt limit in the Oval Office of the White House on May 22. As...
Et Tu, Mitch?
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 4 months agoFrom the Boiling Frogs on The Dispatch Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell walks to his office from the Senate floor during votes on the continuing...
Despite (Many) Past Failures, Some Politicians Are Again Pushing A Bipartisan Debt Panel
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 6 months agoAmid the daily political infighting on Capitol Hill, some high-profile Republicans are feeling a...
Explainer-Tax cuts, balanced budget: What's not in Republican McCarthy's debt plan?
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoU.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy has floated a plan that would pair $4.5...
How the debt ceiling became a game of political chicken that continues to threaten our economy
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 12 months agoUS President Joe Biden shakes hands as he presents a copy of his speech to House Speaker Kevin...
Debt deal avoids the really tough decisions
CNN via Yahoo News· 12 months agoThe US government took one step back from self-inflicted economic disaster on Tuesday. House Republicans avoided the first attempt at assault by hardline...
McCarthy end game on debt ceiling begins to come into focus
The Hill via Yahoo News· 12 months agoThe prevailing account says Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is walking a tightrope over a shark...
How This Debt Ceiling Debate Could End
FiveThirtyEight via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoPolitical battles in Washington sometimes feature the hallmarks of a bad sequel that uses the same narrative threads as its predecessor — just with less...