National Debt - Page 5

January 8, 2024

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to why the bipartisan spending agreement doesn’t necessarily avert government shutdown

Despite a much ballyhooed bipartisan spending agreement, several obstacles remain that Congress may not be able to get around and avoid a government shutdown.

November 25, 2023

The greatest hits of government waste in latest spending bill

This fake scenario of a government shutdown has meant preserving all current spending while adding new debt.

October 10, 2023

Yellen and rest of Bidenomics team ignore middle-class misery their policies create

as Federal Reserve chair and now as secretary of the Treasury, Janet Yellen has been woefully disconnected from everyday Americans and their current financial plight.

September 28, 2023

College students struggle as US credit card debt hits a record high

U.S. credit card debt is at an all time high at $1 trillion and college students are getting hit hard due to more interest and higher APRs

September 5, 2023

Senate Republicans position for second smackdown of Biden's student loan plan

Republicans are mounting another push to stop President Biden from forgiving billions of dollars in student loan debt.

August 22, 2023

Bidenomics is working? Tell that to millions in debt and going hungry

After promising to rein in federal expenditures, Biden has shackled Americans with trillions of dollars in new spending, fueling inflation and spiking the national debt.

August 14, 2023

Biden administration coming for middle-class money, not billionaires’ wealth

Using your money to shore up government obligations or make new promises, the coming turnover of middle-class wealth will likely turn into a historic cash grab by the government.

July 21, 2023

Let’s use AI to clean up government

Artificial intelligence could be important in keeping people informed about the government, reforming red tape, and cleaning up waste, fraud and abuse.

June 3, 2023

Biden signs debt ceiling bill, avoiding government default

President Biden has signed a debt limit increase into law, averting a potential default on the national debt by allowing Congress to borrow more money.

June 1, 2023

Senate could vote on debt ceiling deal as early as Thursday night: Source

The Senate could vote on a bipartisan debt ceiling deal as early as Thursday night, which would let Congress quickly send the bill to President Biden before a June 5 deadline.