The speaker made a last-minute reversal to avert a government shutdown. It…
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Why Republicans Can’t Keep the Government Open
Yesterday was not a good day for House Republicans or for their…
Republicans Don’t Really Want to Cut Spending
Shortly after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced that he had struck a…
The Case for Debt-Ceiling Optimism
As the government careens toward the brink of default without a deal…
Why the GOP Wants to Rob Gen Z to Pay the Boomers
The budget cuts that House Republicans are demanding in their high-stakes debt-ceiling…
This Debt Crisis Is Not Like 2011’s. It’s Worse.
On its surface, the unfolding debt-ceiling crisis looks a lot like the…
The Obama Legacy Shaping Biden’s Most Important Decision
President Joe Biden has already made the most important domestic-policy decision he’ll…
How Moderate Republicans Became an Endangered Species
Early this summer, the federal government will, in all likelihood, exhaust the…