What Happens If the U.S. Defaults on Its Debt?
SmartAsset via Yahoo Finance· 3 days agoThe 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...
Meet a student-loan borrower with $101,000 in debt who doesn't have 'any hope' with Biden's new plan...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoProtesters in support of student-debt relief outside the Supreme Court.Patrick Semansky/AP Jarrett,...
Hard-right backtrack on spending levels leaves sour taste for colleagues
Washington Post· 3 days agoUnder a sweltering July heat outside the Capitol, members of the House Freedom Caucus devoted a...
Steve Bannon warns of "firestorm" that could destroy Republicans
Newsweek· 4 days agoThe flames that ignited a political firestorm among House Republicans are bound to get bigger and...
Power of the purse
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe local police catch them a few days later and place them into separate interrogation rooms. If Bonnie will rat out Clyde, they will release her with a...
Carl Leubsdorf: Congress avoided shutdown but didn't solve big issues
The Times and Democrat· 2 weeks agoThe 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 ...
Power & Market
Ludwig von Mises Institute· 2 weeks agoThe US government ran a $66.56 billion deficit in October, according to the Monthly Treasury Statement. The government took in $403.43 billion in...
The far right toppled the House speaker over spending. What has it gotten them?
Anchorage Daily News· 2 weeks agoAs Congress again moved last week to approve a deal to fund the government without any spending...
What Is a Non-Conforming Loan?
NJ.com· 1 week agoA quick search of home loans and all the jargon they come with may leave you confused. What exactly are they, and how do they differ from conforming...
Smith: How America can get its debt back under control
The Santa Rosa Press Democrat· 1 week agoWith its $33.7 trillion of debt and trillion-dollar budget deficit, the deteriorating U.S. fiscal situation is impossible to ignore. To simply balance the budget, a 29% across-the-board ...