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IMF's Gopinath Says High U.S. Deficits Fueling Growth, Higher Interest Rates
US News & World Report· 6 days agoWASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States needs to raise revenues to bring down high budget deficits even though they are helping to fuel global growth by stoking domestic U.S ...
Biden’s controversial ‘cannibalism’ remarks meet pushback in Papua New Guinea
CNN via Yahoo News· 2 days agoPresident Joe Biden’s apparent suggestion his uncle may have been eaten by cannibals has sparked...
Ukraine Aid Bill Clears Critical Hurdle in the House as Democrats Supply the Votes
New York Times· 7 days agoDemocrats stepped in to support bringing the aid package to the floor, in a remarkable breach of...
Opinion | This week exposed the true fragility of Mike Johnson's House — and the entire GOP
MSNBC via Yahoo News· 7 days agoRepublican Rep. Thomas Massie announced he would back the Marjorie Taylor Greene push to oust House...
Behind the IMF's warning to Biden and Congress on deficit spending
Axios· 7 days agoWhy it matters: Inside the IMF's semi-annual "Fiscal Monitor" report there's a direct warning for the White House and Congress: Check your deficit spending. In the dry language of staff economists ...
They Came. They Squawked. They Squandered Their Leverage.
Slate via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThough it may seem like ancient history now, it was only one year ago that then-Speaker Kevin...
Maddow Blog | Out of options, Republican leaders turn to Dems to govern (again)
MSNBC via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe good news for Speaker Mike Johnson is that his chamber keeps advancing important legislation....
The House is practically functioning as a parliament, with Mike Johnson as its 'prime minister'
Fox News via Yahoo News· 2 days agoWhile the U.S. doesn't have a parliamentary system, America has been functioning with a coalition...
Spain is subject to sanctions from Brussels due to the large deficit
Hardwood Paroxysm· 3 days agoOne of them is the Spanish state, which in 2023 was six tenths (3.6%) above the set limit, as...
Mike Johnson Tries to Do the Impossible | Opinion
The Wichita Eagle· 3 days agoWhen Rep. Mike Johnson became speaker of the House in late October 2023, many observers expressed their condolences. By choosing cooperation, McCarthy lost the House Freedom Caucus' confidence without winning the esteem of House Democrats.