With the GOP likely to take over the House, Democrats can use the lame duck to effectively eliminate the debt limit and the leverage Republicans would wield.
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How the GOP Could Win Its Long War Against Social Security
Republicans have wanted to end Social Security as we know it since its inception. They may finally get their chance.
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Is Kevin McCarthy the Next Liz Truss?
Today on TAP: The six-week reign of the U.K.’s PM makes clear that Reaganomics is a disaster in the real world—but Republicans don’t live in the real world.
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Republicans Are Coming for Your Social Security and Medicare
The party of starving grandma returns to its roots.
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Why Are Democrats Enabling Republican Sabotage?
Today on TAP: Senate Dems can raise the debt limit to any level they want—why are they allowing another showdown in 2023?
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The Return of the Debt Limit Gambit
Nothing makes clearer the need to end the filibuster than another round of hostage-taking of the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.