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Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., said that he worries Congress agreed to bust through budget caps, and spend at a level that was far beyond what Democrats were demanding. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

News

GOP lawmaker: Spending deal is a ‘debt junkie’s dream’

Pete Kasperowicz -

February 12, 2018 2:16 pm

The national debt is approaching the size of U.S. GDP and some worry the country will face a Greek tragedy: We have a debt crisis, can't fund programs that millions depend on, and sink forever in a sea of IOUs that strangles growth for generations. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) (CQ Roll Call via AP Images)

Beltway Confidential

The era of big government has arrived

Pete Kasperowicz -

February 9, 2018 3:00 pm

The Tea Party had one tangible achievement to show for all of the havoc it caused: The enactment of spending caps that resulted from the 2011 standoff over raising the debt ceiling. Those caps are now under threat. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)

Columnists

Republicans repeal the Tea Party

Philip Klein -

February 9, 2018 3:44 am

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced a new two-year budget deal Wednesday. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Economy

Deficit hawks bash bipartisan Senate spending bill

Joseph Lawler -

February 7, 2018 11:01 pm

Net interest on the national debt, which must be paid to keep the federal government from defaulting, is estimated to be $316 billion. (iStock)

Op-Eds

A real government shutdown

Gary Wolfram -

February 7, 2018 5:01 am

The retirement of the Baby Boom generation is already putting a strain on Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare. Absent action, spending on the big three entitlements is only going to explode in the coming decades as the retired population increases and healthcare costs rise. This is expected to drive debt to dangerous and unsustainable levels. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Columnists

The debt crisis hasn’t been averted — it’s merely being ignored

Philip Klein -

February 2, 2018 12:55 pm

Magazine

Hayes: Why Didn’t Trump Mention Our National Debt Even Once?

Stephen F. Hayes -

January 31, 2018 11:20 am

President Trump made no mention of the need to cut federal spending, and instead argued that federal spending needs to increase in two areas: Defense and Infrastructure. (Win McNamee/Pool via AP)

Infrastructure

One word not in Trump’s speech: ‘Debt’

Pete Kasperowicz -

January 31, 2018 4:15 am

Currently, the government is up against the debt ceiling. The Treasury is moving around accounts in order to pay bills as they come due. Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday he will run out of options sometime in February. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Economy

Steven Mnuchin: Trump would support replacing the debt ceiling with a bipartisan alternative

Joseph Lawler -

January 30, 2018 4:40 pm

When Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., forced a vote recently on obeying the

Op-Eds

Sen. Rand Paul: The debt and the decline of empire

Sen. Rand Paul -

January 18, 2018 5:00 pm

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Tag: National Debt

GOP lawmaker: Spending deal is a ‘debt junkie’s dream’

The era of big government has arrived

Republicans repeal the Tea Party

Deficit hawks bash bipartisan Senate spending bill

Hayes: Why Didn’t Trump Mention Our National Debt Even Once?

One word not in Trump’s speech: ‘Debt’

Steven Mnuchin: Trump would support replacing the debt ceiling with a bipartisan alternative

Sen. Rand Paul: The debt and the decline of empire

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