Republicans need help to keep the government running, but Democrats can’t overplay their hand.
Debt limit
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Biden Had No Shutdowns. Here’s How to Keep the Government Open Forever.
Just as we should junk the debt limit, we should cut off the possibilities for Congress to use threat of government shutdowns as a bargaining tool.
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Trump’s Debt Ceiling Demand is a Sign of Weakness
Plus, Biden’s proxy war wins over Russia and Iran, the subtext delivered in this year’s Nobel Prize for Economics, and how the media can stand up to Trump — all in the December 19, 2024 newsletter
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The Debt-Ceiling Deal Shows Joe Biden is a Normal President Just Like He Promised
Skeptics said he couldn’t bring regular order, let alone bipartisanship, to Washington after the Trump years. But that’s precisely what he’s doing.
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I’ve Argued for Years That the President Must Pay the National Debt Even If Congress Won’t Raise the Debt Ceiling.
A once-theoretical debate among law school professors like me becomes real as Republicans lay siege to the full faith and credit of the United States, and a conservative Supreme Court probably won’t resist joining the fray.
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Biden Should Start Budget Talks Now
McCarthy has a weak hand when it comes to the debt ceiling, so there’s no reason to keep giving the speaker the cold shoulder.
