The budget deal brokered between House GOP leaders and the Biden administration proposes very modest spending restraint, even as it…
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Whatever worries political and market observers may have had about the Houseโs ability to approve the debt ceiling deal were…
In a bipartisan 52-46 vote, the Senate passed H.J. Res. 45, the Cassidy Student Loan Waivers CRA, which would overturn…
The debt ceiling showdown is rapidly coming to a close on Capitol Hill. On Wednesday, the House passed the 99-page…
The chances of a historic default are now remote. Global markets edged higher Thursday morning after last night’s passage of…
For all of the recent focus, including my own, on the debt ceiling drama playing out in Washington, itโs critical…
House Republican negotiators and the Biden administration hashed out a deal to raise the debt ceiling for two years in…
Members of the House Freedom Caucus are none too pleased with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s debt ceiling deal. At a…
In their own ways, the major political parties agree the federal government spends too much. They disagree profoundly on where…
There is a negotiation of sorts involving the budget going on in various undisclosed locations around Washington, D.C. Unfortunately, none…