Today’s X-Date: GOP members insist they’re worried about the national debt. It ain’t true.
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The President Is Already in Litigation Over the Debt Ceiling
On today’s X-Date: The White House and its allies are acting like they must avoid a legal battle over the debt ceiling. Too late.
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The Vanishing 14th Amendment Case
Plaintiffs claiming that the debt ceiling is unconstitutional didn’t file a motion for immediate relief. Therefore, the case has sat dormant.
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The Access Journalism–House Republican Mind Meld
On today’s X-Date, how the relationship between Punchbowl News and Kevin McCarthy is driving a bad resolution to the debt ceiling crisis
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The Narrative Shift of the Debt Ceiling Fight
On today’s X-Date, how passing a bill gave Kevin McCarthy a momentary advantage that has yet to be counteracted
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The Budget Farce: A Travesty in Two Acts
On today’s X-Date: Watch out for Act II, the annual budget process for the new fiscal year that begins October 1, when Democrats will be playing a weaker hand.
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What Happens if President Biden Caves on the Debt Ceiling?
Today’s X-Date: A two-year spending cap is going to harm millions of Americans.
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The Judicial Deus Ex Machina Debt Ceiling Option
On today’s X-Date, liberals look to the courts to solve their intractable political problem. That spells trouble.
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Savvy Beltway Reporters’ Debt Ceiling Duplicity
Today on X-Date: Axios, CNBC, and Punchbowl News work to normalize Republican legislative terrorism.
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Twelve Years of Being the Most Responsible Guy in the Room
On today’s X-Date, the seeds for what is now a negotiation over how much of the budget to cut were sown during Obama’s ‘grand bargain’ phase.