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Kevin McCarthy Finally Defies the Right
[ad_1] The speaker made a last-minute reversal to avert a government shutdown. It could cost him his job. Anna Moneymaker / Getty September 30,…
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Why Republicans Can’t Keep the Government Open
[ad_1] Yesterday was not a good day for House Republicans or for their struggling leader, Speaker Kevin McCarthy. In the morning, McCarthy was forced…
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The Case for Debt-Ceiling Optimism
[ad_1] As the government careens toward the brink of default without a deal to lift the debt limit, an unlikely source of reassurance has…
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Why Biden Caved
[ad_1] The White House and Congress have not made much progress in their talks to avert an unprecedented, and potentially calamitous, national default that…
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This Debt Crisis Is Not Like 2011’s. It’s Worse.
[ad_1] On its surface, the unfolding debt-ceiling crisis looks a lot like the confrontation in 2011 between congressional Republicans and then-President Barack Obama. Once…
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Nancy Pelosi: ‘Follow the Money’
[ad_1] The former speaker of the House discussed Silicon Valley Bank, January 6 revisionist history, the coming election, and more in a South by…