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Debt ceiling
Musk-led DOGE has access to the U.S. Treasury's payment system. What will they do with it?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Feb 3, 2025
Wendy Edelberg of Brookings says "political malpractice" might be a bigger risk to economic stability than the government's massive borrowing.
What was (and wasn't) accomplished in D.C. this past year
Dec 29, 2023
While the passage of legislation in Congress has largely been stalled by political drama, impacts from the CHIPS Act and infrastructure law are starting to be felt.
Criticism, crashes, and crises: Revisiting three ghosts of debt ceiling battles past
Dec 5, 2023
There have been about 80 debt ceiling battles since 1960. But those decades of drama have never led to an actual default.
We have a debt ceiling deal. So what happens next?
Jun 2, 2023
Now, agencies and Congress need to figure out how to implement the thing.
Is Washington finally getting serious about the debt ceiling?
May 19, 2023
Every day there's a warning about how catastrophic a default on the national debt would be. What's it going to take to avoid that?
Clawing back unspent COVID funds might contribute to a debt ceiling solution — but not much
by
Henry Epp
May 15, 2023
The exact amount left from pandemic spending bills could be as little as $30 billion — a fraction of this year’s federal deficit.
What would it take to balance the federal budget?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sarah Leeson
Feb 8, 2023
You need the courage to make cuts, the wisdom to negotiate and luck, says Linda Bilmes, who worked in the Clinton administration.
For public good, not for profit.
Breaking down the $31.4 trillion national debt
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Jan 27, 2023
There are public holders and government agencies, which all comes into play in the congressional debt ceiling battle.
The economic legacy of the Jan. 6 insurrection is "intertwined" with the pandemic
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Jan 6, 2022
“So much is good about the recovery,” said Wendy Edelberg of the Brookings Institution. Yet “we’re still in the midst of chaos.”
When was the last time we paid down the national debt?
by
Janet Nguyen
Dec 2, 2021
The U.S. owes almost $29 trillion.