In 2011, Congress created a ‘super committee’ to come to a bipartisan compromise on austerity. It didn’t work.
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The White House Debt Limit Strategy: Dismiss but Don’t Reject
Janet Yellen is stating that there’s no alternative but for Congress to increase the borrowing threshold, while giving herself room to take action if they don’t.
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Is Kevin McCarthy’s Secret Weapon Joe Biden?
Today on TAP: Biden has a history of needlessly capitulating to Republicans in budget negotiations. His new chief of staff, Jeff Zients, is even worse.
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Turning the Debt Ceiling Crisis Against McCarthy’s Republicans
Biden needs to play serious hardball, or he will get rolled.
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McCarthy vs. Moderate House Republicans
The schisms will only widen as McCarthy tries to carry out his deal with the crazies.
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How Kevin Did It
The secret deals may be juicy, but the real threats to the republic are the public positions of his party.
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Democrats Frittered Away the Lame-Duck Session
A lackadaisical approach led to failure for numerous bipartisan bills, and kept alive Republican goals to take the debt limit hostage in 2023.
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The Worst-Case Scenarios of the Republican House
Outside of investigations, the GOP will try to use leverage from must-pass bills to force through ideological priorities.
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The Real Republican Dilemma
Check out this week’s exit polls: The party’s defining positions don’t command popular support.
