Democrats could have tried to abolish this pointless and dangerous economic time bomb, but failed to do it.
Kevin McCarthy
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McCarthy’s Losing Game of Debt Chicken
Today on TAP: Everything has to break right for the hapless Speaker to pass his budget, and even then Biden holds all the cards.
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Republicans’ Self-Inflicted Budget Impasse
The GOP discovers that shouting lies on television is not a good way to figure out how to tax and spend.
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Beware Debt Hysteria
Today on TAP: Spending cuts for the sake of debt reduction would weaken both Biden and the economy.
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McCarthy’s 21 Republican Defectors Didn’t Get Much
That’s because the party already agreed with them.
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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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The House Endgame
Today on TAP: The path to a majority coalition of Democrats and Republicans serious about governing