Roy urges Johnson to reject appropriations ‘side deals’
Merced Sun-Star· 53 minutes agoAn influential House Freedom Caucus member wants Speaker Mike Johnson to ignore “side deals” in the debt limit suspension law that would bolster nondefense spending and use ...
The Deeper Dive: The US Debt Doom Loop Is a Gordian knot
GoldSeek.com· 12 hours agoThe fact that we are already going into a recession will add to the debt problem something many will find as an unlikely effect of recessions: It will drive interest rates ...
Congress avoided shutdown, didn’t solve big issues
Las Vegas Sun· 6 days 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 ...
Part 3: Addressing and Demystifying Common Denials Surrounding the Upcoming CTA
The National Law Review· 5 days agoCTA Denial #3: “My industry’s lobbyists would never allow such a law to get passed.”
Backstop in debt limit law flips script on spending endgame
The Idaho Statesman· 6 days agoLawmakers attempting to finish fiscal 2024 appropriations early next year face a new reality laid...
The far right toppled the House speaker over spending. What has it gotten them?
Anchorage Daily News· 6 days agoAs Congress again moved last week to approve a deal to fund the government without any spending...
Americans are losing benefits. That could hurt Biden in 2024.
Politico via Yahoo News· 5 days agoExpiring Covid benefits and new limits on safety net programs threaten to hit Americans' pocketbooks...
Biden’s polling is in more dangerous territory than Obama’s in 2011
NBC NEWS· 1 day agoBiden’s current numbers are in more dangerous territory for an incumbent than Obama’s ever were at this same point in time. For one thing, Obama held a consistent lead over GOP frontrunner Mitt ...
Most in new Florida poll disapprove of Gaetz’s performance
The Hill via Yahoo News· 6 days agoMore than half of likely voters in Florida disapprove of Rep. Matt Gaetz’s (R) performance while in...
Our dysfunctional two-party system may be a relic of the past
The Hill· 7 hours agoDemocrat Joe Biden is certain to be renominated for a second term, while Republican Donald Trump is poised to lock up his party’s nomination. Jill Stein has once again announced her intention ...