Even Progressives Now Worry About the Federal Debt
Long a focus of conservatives, the level of public borrowing is starting to concern left-leaning economists. Proposed ...
The US stock market does better under Democrat presidents than Republicans—here's what the data shows
The US has been experiencing a long "bull" stock market, that is rapid growth in stock prices, although this week tech stocks ...
Federal budget deficit expected to soar to $2.7 trillion in 2035, highlighting pressure on GOP
As congressional Republicans struggle to keep deficits in check while extending their sweeping 2017 tax cuts, the ...
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‘An exercise in political abuse’: Republicans face legislative gantlet with reconciliation
This prompted Trump to threaten deficit hawk Rep ... was little to no chance they’d consider working with Republicans, though chief Democratic tax writer Rep. Richard Neal (D-Mass.) ...
House Republicans divided over how to pay for Trump’s tax cuts
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Tuesday expressed alarm at China's influence on the Panama Canal, which President ...
House Budget Republicans eye more than 200 spending cuts, tax changes for major bill
Republicans on the House Budget Committee are considering more than 200 potential budget cuts, tax breaks, tariffs and ...
Democrats ‘at a loss’ to understand how Lombardo sent them a budget with a $335M deficit
Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro said the governor’s proposed budget has “major structural issues” that make it ...
House Republicans fail to clinch deal on tax cuts, despite Trump's urging
A three-day meeting of U.S. House Republicans, meant to jumpstart President Donald Trump's $4 trillion tax cut agenda, ended ...