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Four Jagged Puzzle Pieces and a Few Weeks for Democrats to Assemble Them
The party must keep the government funded, stave off a default, push a $1 trillion infrastructure bill to President Biden and secure the votes for a defining climate change and social policy bill. By Jonathan Weisman WASHINGTON — In a
Opinion | Republicans Are Playing a Dangerous Game With Debt
By Michael R. Strain Mr. Strain is an economist and the director of economic policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute. Senate Republicans say they believe the nation’s borrowing limit should be raised, and don’t want the United States to
The Week in Business: A Debt Deadline Looms
The Fed indicated it was planning to slow down its purchases of government bonds as soon as November. And food delivery workers in New York gained protections. By Sarah Kessler What’s Up? (Sept. 19-25) Planning to Pull Back The Federal
House Democrats demand answers by Friday about treatment of Haitian migrants.
House Democrats on Wednesday demanded Biden administration officials meet with members of the oversight committee by Friday to face questions about the treatment of Haitian immigrants at the Texas-Mexico border after videos showed Border Patrol agents on horseback corralling and
The United States could default on its debt in October, Janet Yellen warns.
WASHINGTON — The United States could default on its debt sometime in October if Congress does not take action to raise or suspend the debt limit, Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen warned on Wednesday. The “extraordinary measures” that the Treasury
Opinion | A More Secular America Is Not Just a Problem for Republicans
By Ryan Burge Mr. Burge, an assistant professor of political science at Eastern Illinois University and a Baptist pastor, has written extensively about the interaction of religion and politics. Since 1988, the General Social Survey has been asking Americans of
Lawmakers Unite in Bipartisan Fury Over Afghanistan Withdrawal
If President Biden hoped to find cover from politicians in both parties who had reached a broad consensus around withdrawal, he is finding little so far. By Catie Edmondson Moderate Democrats are furious at the Biden administration for what they
The Elan of Elon Musk
Muddy Waters comes clean on Tesla Much has been written about Carson Block, the volatile and sometimes venomous short-seller who runs Muddy Waters Capital. Now, Block is penning some rare words of his own. Block just sent clients his first
Biden’s Challenge at the Border
The president’s decision to keep a Trump-era policy has put his immigration strategy under scrutiny. By Clay Risen Sign up here to get On Politics in your inbox every weekday. With the Delta variant spreading, the Olympics ending and the