The Debt-Ceiling Compromise Is a Missed Opportunity to Raise Taxes on the Wealthy
At least the debt crisis is now over. But the Kevin McCarthy crisis is just getting started.
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At least the debt crisis is now over. But the Kevin McCarthy crisis is just getting started.
The deal will freeze non-military discretionary spending this year and allow a 1 percent increase in 2024.
President Joe Biden said a deal to resolve the government's debt ceiling crisis seemed "very close" late Friday, even as the deadline for a potentially catastrophic default was pushed back to June 5 and seemed likely to drag negotiations between the White House and Republicans into another frustrating week.
Chris Glen of Michael Schenker Group discussed his friend Keith Moon’s final performance with the Who on May 25, 1978.
President Joe Biden, writes Politico's White House Bureau Chief Jonathan Lemire, "has prioritized deal-making throughout the debt ceiling talks. But with GOP obstinate, Biden is changing tactics." What in the hell is he talking about, you may wonder. Only last month, Lemaire's publication reported that Biden was "happy to meet" with Republican House Speaker Kevin…