The looming possibility of a national default has the White House and Congress in urgent talks, with little progress being made so far. The debt ceiling has been a contentious issue for months, and President Joe Biden had previously maintained that it was not a bargaining tool. However, recent negotiations with Republicans have seen the …
As the 2024 election approaches, Gen Z is expected to significantly increase its impact on the outcome. Non-partisan forecasts estimate that between 7 to 9 million more members of the diverse Gen Z generation will cast their ballots, potentially surpassing the number of predominantly white Baby Boomers and older generations who have historically made up …
As the US government approaches the brink of default with no agreement yet reached to lift its borrowing limit, an unusual voice of reassurance has emerged. Mitch McConnell, the longstanding Republican senate leader from Kentucky, recently told reporters that people need to remain calm as “the country will not default”. This statement is surprising given …
Donald Trump’s blatant attack on the media is the strategy of an authoritarian leader who seeks to discredit and demean the press to control the narrative. He has extended this tactic to other institutions such as law enforcement and the election system. Now, the special counsel’s office has become his latest target as he faces …
For a moment, it seemed like the U.S. could finally have a functional child-care system, but the Build Back Better Act, which included $400 billion in funding to boost wages for child-care providers and cap costs for families, was ultimately killed by Senate Democrats and Republicans. The American child-care system remains trapped by a paradox …
Following House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s announcement of a debt-ceiling deal with President Joe Biden, Republican leaders circulated a fact sheet praising McCarthy’s victories. The deal, known as the Fiscal Responsibility Act, includes spending cuts but also exempts critical veterans programs, national defense priorities, Social Security, and Medicare. Critics argue that the bill does not actually …