Debt ceiling

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellin testifies on U.S. monetary policy before the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 22, 2016. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) Congress Has Pushed US Toward ‘Constitutional Crisis’ On Debt Limit, Yellen Says
Romney Laments That Democrats Didn’t Raise The Debt Ceiling Themselves Before His Party Got Involved
Listen To This: Four Whole Weeks

A new episode of The Josh Marshall Podcast is live! This week, Josh and Kate discuss the debt ceiling crisis, Senate efforts to address judicial system rot and Ted Cruz’s shiny new 2024 challenger.

You can listen to the new episode of The Josh Marshall Podcast here.

Biden Shares A Cheeky Chart To Help House GOP See Their Debt Ceiling Bill Does Propose VA Cuts
Yellen Warns McCarthy That Treasury Could Run Out Of Money To Pay Country’s Debts ‘Early As June 1’
Schumer Using House’s Absence To Launch Week Of Anti-GOP Debt Ceiling Bill Messaging
House GOP Whip Says He Has The Perfect Solution: Dems Should Give McCarthy Everything He Wants
McCarthy Flexes His Historic Weakness As Speaker
House GOP: Give Us Everything We’ve Ever Wanted And We’ll Extend The Debt Ceiling … ‘Til March
Where Things Stand: Biden Shreds McCarthy’s Performative Debt Limit Bill
This is your TPM evening briefing.

President Joe Biden this afternoon skewered House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), who finally released an actual list of proposals after months of yelling about amorphous “CUTS” and disingenuously tying the debt limit to spending cuts. The bill primarily targets Biden’s agenda and legislative victories. 

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