Jeff Stein
Washington Post
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As Biden backs striking autoworkers, Trump attacks union leader
Biden on Friday urged the automakers to offer more money, while Trump has attacked the UAW’s president → Read More
Trump advisers plot aggressive new tax cuts for second White House term
Although the 2017 GOP tax law proved unpopular, the former president is eyeing deeper cuts to the corporate rate. → Read More
U.S. deficit explodes even as economy grows
A strong economy usually reduces the deficit. Not this time. → Read More
Vivek Ramaswamy’s policy proposals and how they would transform the U.S.
The emerging GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is running on an aggressive series of 25 key campaign proposals. → Read More
Trump vows massive new tariffs if elected, risking global economic war
The former president floats a 10 percent tax on foreign imports as advisers say the plan is still in progress. → Read More
Debt ceiling breach could wipe out 8 million jobs, White House warns
In a report, the White House Council of Economic Advisers compared the potential economic impact of a debt ceiling breach to the 2008 Great Recession. → Read More
The GOP wonks trying to get their party not to detonate the debt limit bomb
An increasingly personal spat among conservative policy nerds could have big implications as U.S. nears economic disaster. → Read More
Biden is running out of time to avoid calamitous debt ceiling outcomes
The GOP’s willingness to court economic disaster without major spending cuts leaves White House aides in a bind → Read More
9 key moments that pushed the national debt higher in last two decades
Presidents and members of Congress in both parties kept spending and cutting taxes, even as they knew the debt was rising → Read More
Biden aides weigh economic aid for East Palestine after derailment
The administration has faced criticism over its handling of the train derailment and chemical spill → Read More
Social Security, Medicare brawl awaits Washington, even if not this year
Biden and Republicans appeared to agree to leave the entitlement programs alone — in a break from past budget fights. → Read More
U.S. government is not investigating Elon Musk’s Twitter purchase
Foreign investors backing the deal drew scrutiny, but officials appear to have decided not to look further. → Read More
Gut spending? Slash the IRS budget? 7 GOP ideas for debt limit talks.
Republicans haven’t settled on what to ask for in exchange for raising the debt ceiling, but officials are eyeing these proposals. → Read More
Mint the coin? Buy back bonds? 7 ‘gimmicks’ for dodging the debt limit.
Experts think the White House has unilateral ways to end the stalemate without Congress — but even proponents call them "silly." → Read More
Democracy defenders and Rambo wannabes: Ukraine’s volunteer foreign fighters
Some believe strongly in Kyiv's cause, but other foreign fighters are soldiers of misfortune, ditching personal problems for the familiarity of the battlefield. → Read More
Biden aides consider extending student loan freeze after court defeats
The discussions are preliminary but come as White House officials face legal challenges to the loan forgiveness program. → Read More
Inside the Biden team’s fixation on gas prices
New details on Biden team's obsession with gas prices. Heading into the midterms, the effort to keep gas prices low has shown mixed results at best. → Read More
Tremors in Treasury bonds worry Wall Street and Washington
Trouble is brewing in the world of U.S. Treasury bonds, prompting concern among investors and some Washington policymakers. U.S. Treasury bonds are a key pillar of the global financial system, but there are signs that the pool of interested buyers could be in danger of drying up as an unintended consequence of rising U.S. interest rates. For now, no one is panicking. But the market for U.S.… → Read More
Biden touts plunging deficit as GOP prepares for spending fights
Higher interest rates threaten to push up the cost of federal borrowing, giving new urgency to fiscal battles on Capitol Hill. → Read More
As recession fears rise, Washington begins to weigh how to respond
White House officials have only informally discussed possible policies to fight off a recession, which they maintain is unlikely → Read More