By J.B. Shurk The House has a new speaker, and now attention returns to whether a government “shutdown” can be averted before November 17. If only the…
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By Matthew Piepenburg When Humpty Dumpty fell off the wall and took a big fall, “all the king’s horses and all the king’s men could not…
By Jim Kavanagh “Could the Treasury skip the rigamarole and pay its bills without bonds? Economically, sure. Why doesn’t it? Well, the Fed has regulations…
By Daniel Greenfield A White House incumbent with no serious primary opposition and the election still far away spending sound money on a self-promotional ad…
By Ryan McMaken After countless predictions of economic armaggeddon and panicky entreaties to raise the debt ceiling with no strings attached, the Biden White House…
By Tyler Durden Update (2300ET): Hours after the House passed the debt ceiling bill, Axios reports that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) gave Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) secret…
House on track to raise debt ceiling and avert default, with Biden and McCarthy confident of passage
House on track to raise debt ceiling and avert default, with Biden and McCarthy confident of passage
By ISA MASCARO, KEVIN FREKING, STEPHEN GROVES and FarnoushAmiri WASHINGTON (AP) — The debt ceiling and budget cuts package that would avert a federal default headed toward…
By JAMES LYNCH Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz reacted harshly on Monday to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s debt ceiling agreement with President Joe Biden.…
By Jon Dougherty Freshman Sen. John Fetterman, who has been a gin of controversy since he came to the nation’s capital in January, ignited another…
By Natalie Andrews, Siobhan Hughes and Lindsay Wise Spending cuts remain focus of discussions ahead of deadline next week WASHINGTON—The House of Representatives left for its Memorial…