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The Dispatch→ The Debt Ceiling Clock Ticks On
Plus: Biden taps Gen. Charles “C.Q.” Brown as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Continue reading The Debt Ceiling Clock Ticks On »
The Dispatch→ Debt Ceiling Countdown: An Explainer
Here we go...again? Continue reading Debt Ceiling Countdown: An Explainer »
The Dispatch→ The Debt Ceiling Decision Tree
With days to go before the ‘X-date,’ several scenarios could play out. Continue reading The Debt Ceiling Decision Tree »
The Dispatch→ Debt Ceiling Deal Remains Elusive
Lawmakers may have only nine days to head off a default. Continue reading Debt Ceiling Deal Remains Elusive »
PolitiFact→ Hakeem Jeffries – Did Donald Trump rack up more debt than any other president?
“(Donald) Trump ran up more debt than any other president in American history.”
The Dispatch→ Discontent Grows on the Fringes Over Potential Debt Deal
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy conducts a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on the debt-ceiling crisis with House and Senate Republicans on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)It may signal a deal could emer
FactCheck.org→ Debt Ceiling Talks Go Down to the Wire — Again
The U.S. government will likely run out of money “in the first two weeks of June.” That’s when the Congressional Budget Office expects the Treasury Department will have exhausted the “extraordinary measures” it has been taking since Jan. 19
PolitiFact→ A family budget is often invoked in U.S. debt fights. Just how similar is it to a federal budget?
There are some similarities between how the federal government budgets and how families do it, as Republicans often argue to support major spending cuts. But economists say there are crucial differences that undercut the usefulness of this analogy.
The Dispatch→ Tuesday’s Make-or-Break Debt Limit Meeting
Speaker Kevin McCarthy leaves after meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House on May 9. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)Deadline pressure is mounting for Kevin McCarthy and Joe Biden to work out a deal.Continue reading Tuesday’s Make-or-
Washington Post→ And the president most to blame for the national debt problem is …
The country now is dealing with the legacy of policy choices made more than 50 years ago.
PolitiFact→ Could President Biden use the 14th Amendment to head off a debt default?
How could a clause in the 14th Amendment, enacted to guarantee citizenship after the Civil War, shape the battle over the debt limit? The White House is considering invoking the amendment to end the standoff, but courts have rarely ruled on the provisi
The Dispatch→ A Fruitless Debt Ceiling Summit
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, and President Joe Biden meet with other lawmakers in the Oval Office of the White House on May 9, 2023. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)Plus: Checking in on child labor laws.C
The Dispatch→ Three Ways of Looking at the Debt Ceiling
A sign at a bus shelter shows the national debt in Washington, DC on January 2023. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)The immediate crisis might be exaggerated, but disaster looms if we don’t address spending. Continue reading Three Ways of L
FactCheck.org→ Khanna Voted For — and Against — Raising Debt Limit During Trump Era
In the early hours of Feb. 9, 2018, Rep. Ro Khanna voted against a budget bill that also raised the federal debt limit. Khanna opposed the bill because it did not include a provision to protect so-called Dreamers — immigrants who were brought to
AllSides→ Biden Claims US Always Pays Its Debts, Gets Fact-Checked By Community Notes
https://dailycaller.com/2023/05/04/biden-claim-us-debt-fact-checked/ President Biden was fact-checked b
AllSides→ Republicans Push Back on Democratic Claims of Veterans’ Health Care Cuts in GOP Debt Limit Bill
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/05/republicans-push-back-on-democratic-claims-of-veterans-health-care-cuts-in-gop-debt-limit-bill/
FactCheck.org→ Republicans Push Back on Democratic Claims of Veterans’ Health Care Cuts in GOP Debt Limit Bill
House Republicans narrowly passed a bill late last month that would temporarily suspend or raise the federal debt limit while significantly reducing caps on discretionary spending for the next 10 years. The legislation does not identify which discreti
Washington Post→ The truth about the national debt ceiling
Washington is nearing a showdown on the debt ceiling. Here's a guide to the issue.
The Dispatch→ Lawmakers Dig In Despite New Debt Ceiling Deadline
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen listens during an open session of a Financial Stability Oversight Council meeting on April 21. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says ‘X-date’ is approaching faster than anticipated.Con
The Dispatch→ McCarthy’s Debt-Ceiling Plan Is Built on Unrealistic Spending Caps
Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks on Capitol Hill on Thursday, April 20, 2023. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)The fiscal benefits would likely be far below what is advertised.Continue reading McCarthy’s Debt-Ceiling Plan I
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff on the Debt Ceiling, the Heritage Foundation, and Infrastructure
Speaker of the House Rep. Kevin McCarthy addresses the media at the U.S. Capitol on April 26, 2023 in Washington, D.C., after the House voted and passed a bill raising the nation's debt ceiling. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)Plus, more on
PolitiFact→ The battle over the debt limit: What to know after the House GOP passed its bill
This week’s passage of a House bill to raise the debt limit and enact Republican priorities is another milepost along the uncertain road to avoiding national default. Here’s an update on what the debt limit is, why it’s important, and what could
The Dispatch→ A Debt Deal Still Seems Out of Sight
President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy on March 17, 2023. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)After passing their borrowing bill, House GOP leaders are betting Democrats will blink.Continue reading A Debt Deal Still Seems Out
The Dispatch→ A Debt Ceiling Win Cools GOP Tensions—For Now
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise in the House Chamber on May 17, 2022. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)But some say House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has kept his No. 2, Steve Scalise, at arm’s length.Continu
The Dispatch→ Republicans Notch Initial Debt-Ceiling Victory
U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks to the media at the US Capitol on April 26, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)Plus: U.S. ups its efforts to stop the flow of fentanyl.Continue reading Republicans
AllSides→ Biden makes misleading claims when slamming House GOP debt ceiling proposal
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/fact-check-biden-misleading-claims-gop-debt-ceiling
The Dispatch→ The History of the Debt Ceiling, Explained
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy at the Capitol Building April 17, 2023, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)The measure was first implemented not to keep debt down but to more easily increase it.Continue reading The History of the De
The Dispatch→ Moderates Team Up on the Debt Ceiling
Rep. Don Bacon speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on January 10, 2023. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)A bipartisan group has agreed on a broad framework while Kevin McCarthy readies his own plan. Continue reading Moderates Team Up on the Debt
PolitiFact→ Mike Pence – Is interest on the federal debt costing more than national defense?
“In the next two years, we'll spend more on interest on our national debt than we do on the national defense.”
The Dispatch→ Can the GOP Force Biden’s Hand on the Debt Ceiling?
President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy on March 17, 2023. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)House Republican leaders may pass their own bill to raise the federal borrowing limit. Continue reading Can the GOP Force Biden’s Hand
The Dispatch→ Debt Ceiling Negotiations Turn Spicy
President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy depart the U.S. Capitol. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)Lawmakers and the White House trade jabs over raising the federal debt limit.Continue reading Debt Ceiling Negotiations Turn Spicy »
Washington Post→ How Kevin McCarthy manipulated Biden’s words on debt talks
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy tweeted a misleading mash-up of Biden quotes from 2011.
PolitiFact→ Mike Pence – U.S. national debt is as big as the economy, but it has been for a while
“We have a national debt the size of our nation’s economy for the first time since World War II.”
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff on Student Debt Relief, Ron DeSantis, and More
Sen. Bernie Sanders in front of the Supreme Court during a rally for student debt cancellation in Washington, DC, on February 28, 2023. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images)Plus, a false claim about Volodymyr Zelensky makes its way from
The Dispatch→ Why the National Debt Matters
A billboard showing the national debt in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)Owing tens of trillions of dollars puts the U.S. on a course for stagnation—or crisis: A Dispatch Explainer.The post Why
The Dispatch→ Ranks of Republicans Refusing a ‘Clean’ Debt Ceiling Hike Grows
Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., speaks during a news conference on January 11. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)A group of Republicans is joining Kevin McCarthy and the House Freedom Caucus in hardline negotiations.The post Ranks of Republi
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff on Policing, 2024, and the Debt Ceiling Fight
Demonstrators march through downtown Memphis protesting the death of Tyre Nichols on January 28, 2023 in Memphis, Tennessee. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)Plus, Ukraine asks for F-16s.The post Our Best Stuff on Policing, 2024, and the Debt Ceiling
PolitiFact→ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez – Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez overestimates Trump tax cuts’ contribution to national debt
“The largest contributor to the debt ceiling, or to our deficit, has been the Trump tax cuts.”
The Dispatch→ The Case for Moderate Optimism on the Debt Ceiling
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy. (Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images.)A pep talk to myself.The post The Case for Moderate Optimism on the Debt Ceiling appeared first on The Dispatch.