Lawmakers in both parties fear that the rebellion by the extreme right could endanger spending bills and other big legislative initiatives if it persists, shaping the speakership in the most difficult of ways.
Tag: Federal Budget (US)
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A $1 Trillion Borrowing Binge Looms After Debt Limit Standoff
The government has avoided default, but the effects of the debt-ceiling brinkmanship may still ripple across the economy.
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Biden-Trump, the Sequel, Has Quite a Few Plot Twists
For one thing, the president’s popularity — among Democrats and the publicgenerally — is not where he (or his party) wants it to be.
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Guess How Much This Debt Ceiling Nonsense Is Costing Us
The cost, financial and otherwise, of these debt-ceiling games is enormous.
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Biden Signs Fiscal Responsibility Act, Ending Debt-Limit Crisis
Now that the bill is law, the nation will not risk running out of money to pay its obligations for two years.