The debt ceiling reprieve reached last year is quickly running its course. We need to start the work to keep it from derailing Democratic priorities again.
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Republican Disarray
Today on TAP: How fractured are the Republicans in Congress? Let us count the ways.
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Biden Should Begin the Tax Wars Now
He needs to highlight his positions against the Republicans’. And not give away too much in interim deals.
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Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss
Mike Johnson got almost precisely the same appropriations deal as Kevin McCarthy.
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Untangling the Government Funding Mess
Some technical errors in previous continuing resolutions now threaten a big cut to nondefense spending.
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Odd Couple: Democrats and Kevin McCarthy
Today on TAP: Should House Democrats save McCarthy’s Speakership?
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There’s an Easy Way to End Government Shutdowns Forever
No other rich democracy endures America’s brand of budgetary chaos. We didn’t either until the Carter administration.
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Budget Follies: The Endgame
Today on TAP: Expect the government to shut down, McCarthy to lose his Speakership, and some renegade Republicans to eventually support a discharge petition.
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Biden Has the Right Idea About the Freedom Caucus
The White House says there should be no negotiating over an oncoming government shutdown.
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The Absurdity of Washington Brain
Where what matters in House Republican strategy doesn’t actually matter