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The Debt-Limit Deal Suggests Debt Will Keep Growing, Fast
A bipartisan deal to avoid a government default this week featured modest cuts to a relatively small portion of the…
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Military Spending Emerges as Big Dispute in Debt-Limit Talks
Republicans are calling for waivers of the Pentagon spending cap and deep cuts to domestic programs such as education, and…
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U.S. Debt-Limit Talks Are Stalling on These Issues
President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have pushed for higher national borrowing limits and harmful debt, including federal spending…
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How Past Debt Limit Crises Shaped Biden’s No-Negotiation Stance
As the debt limit crisis loomed in 2011, Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. said the initial negotiations with Republicans…
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House Democrats Move to Force a Debt-Limit Increase as Default Date Looms
The only clue to the bet was the bill’s vague jumbled title: “Breaking the Gridlock Law.” But the 45-page bill,…
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