Finding common ground among lawmakers may seem improbable, but it only takes agreement on one issue to make transformative change. Justin Morrison/Inside Higher Ed Higher ed rarely makes it into stump speeches in midterm campaigns, but this year the…
Hospital and birthing center closures. Healthcare workforce shortages. Rising insurance premiums. As Mainers grapple with increasing health-related costs and dwindling access to care, those issues have become a focal point of the U.S. Senate race. Incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and…
WASHINGTON — As the hours tick down to a government shutdown, a plan backed by President-elect Donald Trump failed to get enough backing from not only Democrats but more than three dozen Republicans, making the likelihood of a Christmas government shutdown…
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Throughout the 2026 midterm election season, candidates have been speaking out about the impacts of the GOP’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. “With our Republican Congress, I signed a great, big, beautiful bill delivering the largest tax cuts in…
On Thursday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “The Weeknight,” House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA) said that Republicans aren’t going after “people who aren’t paying what they could afford to pay in their taxes, but people who took out student loans…
And they blame the other side. It would be nice to think this is just because the two parties want to cut spending but are too stubborn to compromise. I don't believe that anymore. The problem runs deeper than any…
Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., said Thursday that he expects Republicans to attempt another budget reconciliation package in the lame-duck session with a boost to defense funding — along with action to lift the debt ceiling, either in a bipartisan fashion or…
Missiles struck Kyiv throughout the night, authorities said early on Thursday, sending residents into shelters and wounding six shortly after Russia signaled it was ready to resume trilateral talks with Ukraine and the United States.Ukraine's Airforce posted a warning…
While campaigning in 2024, President Donald Trump pledged that he would eliminate the entire national debt in just one term. Whatâs more, he insisted heâd do it without cutting âone pennyâ from Social Security or Medicare. Instead, he…
David Frum: “The budget deficit for the fiscal year that ended on September 30 is about $2 trillion, or about $160 billion more than in Joe Biden’s last complete year as president. Next year’s deficit is likely to be even bigger. When Trump…
Republicans and the federal purse: government shutdowns, the annual spending bills, the One Big Beautiful Bill and reconciliation, the debt and deficits.
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