National Debt

Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell speaks during the Economic Club of Washington luncheon in D.C.

Economy

‘No time like now’ to address the federal debt, Fed chairman Powell says

Joseph Lawler -

January 30, 2019 8:23 pm

The National debt is shown behind Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell as he testifies on the semiannual monetary policy report to the House Financial Services Committee, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018, in Washington.

Economy

Top voter priority is reducing the deficit, not building a wall

Anna Giaritelli -

January 30, 2019 6:38 pm

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., arrives as the panel meets on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019.

Beltway Confidential

Don’t bring the debt ceiling into border negotiations

Tiana Lowe Doescher -

January 30, 2019 3:14 pm

Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., the incoming chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, addresses an audience during a gathering of business leaders at a meeting of the New England Council, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018, at a hotel, in Boston.

Finance and Economy

Senior House Democrat presses Trump administration on debt ceiling plans

Colin Wilhelm -

January 29, 2019 9:39 pm

Beltway Confidential

CBO report shows that spending, not Trump tax cuts, are primarily driving the nation’s deficits

Philip Klein -

January 29, 2019 9:09 pm

The Federal Reserve building is seen during a partial government shutdown in Washington, Monday, Dec. 24, 2018.

Economy

Another shutdown would have ‘severe impact’ on economy, Moody’s says

Sean Higgins -

January 29, 2019 8:45 pm

People walk outside of the U.S. Capitol building during a snowstorm, as a partial government shutdown stretches into its third week at Capitol Hill in Washington Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019.

Beltway Confidential

Federal debt bomb moves closer to detonating

Quin Hillyer -

January 29, 2019 6:35 pm

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz speaks Wednesday, March 23, 2016, at the coffee company's annual shareholders meeting in Seattle.

Beltway Confidential

Howard Schultz needs a consistent answer on the Trump tax cuts

Philip Wegmann -

January 28, 2019 5:53 pm

Congressional Budget Office Director Keith Hall testifies at a Senate Budget Committee oversight hearing, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

News

Deficit to hit $897 billion this year, debt headed toward highest level since World War II: Budget Office

Colin Wilhelm -

January 28, 2019 3:00 pm

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich predicted one day after Donald Trump won the presidential election that campaign advisers Rudy Giuliani and Sen. Jeff Sessions will have central roles in the new administration. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Beltway Confidential

For GOP, big spending is awful politics

Quin Hillyer -

January 25, 2019 3:20 am

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Tag: National Debt

‘No time like now’ to address the federal debt, Fed chairman Powell says

Top voter priority is reducing the deficit, not building a wall

Don’t bring the debt ceiling into border negotiations

Senior House Democrat presses Trump administration on debt ceiling plans

Another shutdown would have ‘severe impact’ on economy, Moody’s says

Federal debt bomb moves closer to detonating

Howard Schultz needs a consistent answer on the Trump tax cuts

Deficit to hit $897 billion this year, debt headed toward highest level since World War II: Budget Office

For GOP, big spending is awful politics

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