Government shutdown talks return as US debt reaches $33 trillion. When will Congress care?
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 3 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· 20 hours 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...
For the House Freedom Caucus, tormenting Kevin McCarthy is the point
Salon via Yahoo News· 19 hours agodebt incurred over the last 230 years actually occurred during the 4 years of the Trump...
How a government shutdown could play in the 2024 election
Colorado Springs Gazette· 3 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 ...
US national debt hits $33T for first time in history
FOX Business· 4 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...
A federal government shutdown looks more and more likely. Here’s what to know.
Anchorage Daily News· 2 days agoThe possibility of a government shutdown is looming large. House Republicans are feuding over a stopgap funding bill meant to keep the government running after the fiscal year ends on Sept. ...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom mocks Republican impeachment effort as ‘student government’ and says...
CNN via Yahoo News· 4 days agoCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom mocked House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s decision to launch an impeachment...
Editorial: Looming federal government shutdown should spur a reset in DC
The Post and Courier· 2 days agoWell, extraordinary by today’s shambolic standards: With the United States about to default on its...
Federal government to relaunch free COVID test program
ABC News· 3 days agoThe federal government program used for the last two winters to send free COVID tests to Americans'...
White House watches House GOP dysfunction as government shutdown nears
Washington Post· 2 days agoWhite House officials have begun preparing for a government shutdown that they are confident the...