Kevin McCarthy Takes Final Shot at Avoiding Government Shutdown
The Wall Street Journal· 5 hours agoWASHINGTON—Congress heads into a make-or-break week for avoiding a government shutdown, with leaders...
Biden to host Pacific island leaders in US charm offensive vs China
Reuters via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoBiden held an inaugural summit with the islanders at the White House a year ago and was due to meet...
What’s driving a possible shutdown? A fraction of the federal budget.
Washington Post· 4 hours agoTime is running out for Congress to prevent a government shutdown, as Speaker Kevin McCarthy...
Government shutdown talks return as US debt reaches $33 trillion. When will Congress care?
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 4 days agoMaya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, has been warning of...
The Dollar Still Has Plenty of Swagger
New York Times· 2 days agoEarlier this year, before the rebound, spot currency traders made good money wagering that the dollar would decline from the 20-year highs it reached in...
US national debt hits $33T for first time in history
FOX Business· 6 days ago"The United States has hit a new milestone that no one will be proud of: our gross national debt just surpassed $33 trillion," said Maya MacGuineas, the...
How a government shutdown could play in the 2024 election
Colorado Springs Gazette· 4 days agoCongress has less than two full weeks to agree to some form of legislation that will fund the government past its Sept. 30 deadline, but as hard-line House GOP members buck a recently announced ...
The Economic And Market Impacts Of A Government Shutdown
Forbes· 9 hours agoWhile this shutdown could cause numerous disruptions, as detailed in this piece, it doesn’t rise to the level of a possible debt default by the United States ...
For the House Freedom Caucus, tormenting Kevin McCarthy is the point
Salon via Yahoo News· 2 days agodebt incurred over the last 230 years actually occurred during the 4 years of the Trump...
Haake: For the freedom caucus, chaos is the point
Chicago Tribune· 23 hours agoAfter Republicans added an obscene $8 trillion to the nation’s tab under the Trump administration, the Freedom Caucus forced a debt ceiling showdown only...