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Economy‘There is no silver lining in this trajectory’: Budget watchdog warns of financial, inflation, or currency crisis due to $39 trillion U.S. debt
By Eleanor PringleMarch 27, 2026
EconomyMedicare spending set to nearly double in 10 years and Medicaid and ACA spending up a third, CBO says just as Trump’s tax cuts shorten their life span
By Tristan BoveFebruary 26, 2026
By Thalia Beaty and The Associated PressFebruary 6, 2026
EconomyPresident Trump just missed a key legal deadline for his spending plans—stoking economists’ fears over the $38.5 trillion national debt
By Eleanor PringleFebruary 3, 2026
PoliticsTrump to meet with top congressional leaders Monday ahead of government shutdown deadline at midnight on Wednesday
By Seung Min Kim and The Associated PressSeptember 27, 2025
By Maria Paula Mijares Torres, Gregory Korte and BloombergSeptember 14, 2025
PoliticsGovernment shutdown, CDC fight, Epstein probe, stock trading ban dominate agenda as Congress returns from recess
By Mary Clare Jalonick, Kevin Freking, Stephen Groves and The Associated PressAugust 31, 2025
PoliticsTrump’s push to cut another $9 billion in spending could spare $400 million for HIV/AIDS relief
By Lily Mae LazarusJuly 16, 2025
PoliticsElon Musk says Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ could spell disaster for America. Here are its biggest pain points, according to critics
By Lily Mae LazarusJuly 1, 2025
PoliticsSenate eyes key vote on Trump’s tax bill, while Musk calls it ‘utterly insane and destructive’
By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Joey Cappelletti and The Associated PressJune 28, 2025
PoliticsGOP senators are struggling over how to cut billions in healthcare funding without hurting hospitals or patients and it’s stalling the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’
By Lisa Mascaro and The Associated PressJune 26, 2025
By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking and The Associated PressJune 17, 2025
By Howard DeanJune 10, 2025
By Eleanor PringleJune 10, 2025
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