Concessions from the 2023 debt ceiling fight continue to haunt Democrats, and tax cheats could enjoy hundreds of billions in savings.
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House Republicans Circle Their Own Budget Ouroboros Once More
Meet the new Speaker of the House, same as the old one.
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Republicans Take Knife-Fight Politics to Its Logical Conclusion
The House Speaker mess is an extension of a culture of dirty tricks.
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Spineless House GOP ‘Moderates’ Line Up Behind Jim Jordan
They said they wouldn’t vote for him. Then Sean Hannity came calling.
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In the Future, Everyone Will Be Speaker for 15 Minutes
Today on TAP: The never-ending story of who will lead House Republicans
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The Speaker’s Race and the Israeli War
New urgency on foreign aid might make getting through the budget and Ukraine funding easier. More likely, it will make it harder.
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Let Them Fight
Matt Gaetz successfully removed a speaker of the House for the first time in American history. Good.
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The House GOP’s Self-Immolation
Today on TAP: The Republican uncivil war is a partisan gift to Democrats, but it does vast institutional damage to Congress’s capacity to govern.
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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.