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I helped balance the federal budget in the 1990s – here's just how hard it will be for the GOP to...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBill Clinton, at right, oversaw the first balanced budget since 1969, with some help from a...
Fact Check: Viral Pic of Bill Clinton Forecasting 'Debt-Free America' by 2013 Didn't Age Well
Snopes via Yahoo News· 2 months agoMark Wilson Getty Images Claim: In early 2024, viral social media posts shared an authentic...
Elon Musk reposted a meme that mocks Bill Clinton's claim in 2000 that the US could be 'debt-free'...
Moneywise via Yahoo Finance· 4 months agoThe surge in America's national debt over the years has been startling. This significant increase...
The White House Pivot That Wasn’t
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIf a White House pivots to the center, but doesn’t wage a messaging campaign about it, did it actually pivot? Decisions over the course of March — to...
Why was it so hard for Biden, McCarthy to make a deal on debt ceiling? A look at history
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 12 months agoYou can try to ignore it, but debt will never just go away. That’s as true of your personal...
My Democratic father and Republican mother loved each other. Would that work out today?
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 3 months agoI grew up in a divided political family. My father was a Democrat, and not just any Democrat. He was...
A history of government shutdowns: 14 times funding has lapsed since 1980
CBS News via Yahoo News· 8 months agoWashington — Congress appears to be barreling toward another government shutdown, with Republicans...
A brief history of debt ceiling crises and the political chaos they've unleashed
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWith the House GOP and President Joe Biden locked in a struggle over the debt limit, it's dark times...
Here’s how many times the federal government has shut down
The Hill via Yahoo News· 8 months agoEDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been corrected to make it clear that social security payments will go...
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...