Debt Ceiling and Government Spending

- What Happens If the U.S. Defaults on Its Debt?
  SmartAsset via Yahoo Finance· 2 days ago
  The debt ceiling is a limit that Congress imposes on how much debt the federal government can carry at any given time. When the ceiling is reached, the...
- Is the world’s most important asset market broken?
  The Economist via Yahoo Finance· 21 hours ago
  More than two centuries later, American politicians are busy undermining Hamilton’s principles. Debt-ceiling brinkmanship has pushed America towards a...
- We all know about JobKeeper, which helped Australians keep their jobs in a global crisis. So how...
  EconoTimes· 5 hours ago
  Bipartisan support for temporary extra government spending to preserve businesses and jobs through...
- Pentagon warns of program delays and testing woes without a new budget
  Defense News via Yahoo News· 17 hours ago
  “We’ve got a wide range of things that are right in the middle of either finishing development or...
- Hard-right backtrack on spending levels leaves sour taste for colleagues
  Washington Post· 2 days ago
  Under a sweltering July heat outside the Capitol, members of the House Freedom Caucus devoted a...
- Carl Leubsdorf: Congress avoided shutdown but didn't solve big issues
  The Times and Democrat· 2 weeks ago
  The new House speaker, Mike Johnson, gave federal workers, U.S. troops and the American people a Thanksgiving and Christmas present: no government shutdown for the rest of the year. “If it makes ...
- Trump Slams JPMorgan CEO Dimon For Praising Nikki Haley—Here’s What To Know About Their Years-Long...
  Forbes· 5 days ago
  Former President Donald Trump bashed JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon in a social media post Thursday...
- Steve Bannon warns of "firestorm" that could destroy Republicans
  Newsweek· 3 days ago
  Speaker Mike Johnson, who in late October replaced the vacated Kevin McCarthy, opposed Santos'...
- House Freedom Caucus backs off demands for deep spending cuts
  Colorado Springs Gazette· 4 days ago
  The House Freedom Caucus is no longer demanding as deep of spending cuts to domestic programs and said it would accept the $1.59 trillion, appearing to finally back government
- Congress got its Christmas break — and will suffer for it in January
  Politico via Yahoo News· 1 week ago
  Speaker Mike Johnson may have saved Christmas on Capitol Hill, but Congress will be paying for it in the new year. For the first time in roughly a decade, Washington faces no government ...