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America’s gross national debt surpassed $33 trillion for the first time in U.S. history on Monday as Washington, D.C., faces a potential government shutdown over federal spending.
Published: Thursday, September 28th, 2023 @ 8:42 am
By: Daily Wire
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The potentially biggest event in our lifetimes occurred this week. No, it wasn’t the indictment of a former President of the United States by a politically motivated District Attorney.
Published: Thursday, July 20th, 2023 @ 6:06 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s role is “absolutely safe” despite some Republican pushback over his deal with President Joe Biden over the debt ceiling, according to Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA).
Published: Saturday, June 17th, 2023 @ 10:56 am
By: Daily Wire
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President Joe Biden signed a bill into law on Saturday to avoid a default on the federal government’s debt by raising the debt ceiling.
Published: Friday, June 16th, 2023 @ 12:34 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The Senate passed bipartisan legislation Thursday night that aims to avert a U.S. debt default.
Published: Thursday, June 15th, 2023 @ 12:44 am
By: Daily Wire
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Two rating agencies placed the United States on a negative watch over recent negotiations to amend the debt ceiling between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
Published: Sunday, June 11th, 2023 @ 1:44 am
By: Daily Wire
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The difference between Republican governance and Democrat tax and spend
Published: Monday, May 15th, 2023 @ 8:09 am
By: Beaufort Observer Editorial Team
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Republican and Democratic officials preparing to negotiate spending reductions have expressed an unmitigated refusal to involve Social Security in the conversation.
Published: Thursday, February 9th, 2023 @ 9:04 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) claimed that the tax cuts passed under former President Donald Trump have been the “largest contributor” to federal budget deficits over the past few years rather than the spending agenda enacted by President Joe Biden.
Published: Monday, February 6th, 2023 @ 12:53 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told members of Congress that she has launched “extraordinary measures” to fund the federal government after the debt ceiling was surpassed.
Published: Friday, January 27th, 2023 @ 8:48 am
By: Daily Wire
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The federal government’s budget is in such disarray that balancing the books would require a 30% spending cut or a 40% increase in taxes, a recent study found.
Published: Sunday, January 8th, 2023 @ 11:57 am
By: Daily Wire
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North Carolinians will have reason to celebrate on January 1, 2023 as they see more money in their paychecks.
Published: Sunday, December 25th, 2022 @ 9:02 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Twitter users fact-checked a White House post about the Biden administration’s purportedly hawkish fiscal behavior.
Published: Wednesday, December 7th, 2022 @ 3:00 am
By: Daily Wire
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Steve Forbes, the chair of Forbes Media and editor-in-chief of Forbes Magazine, argued on Monday that Republicans have an addiction to government spending nearly as severe as their Democratic colleagues.
Published: Sunday, November 6th, 2022 @ 1:12 pm
By: Daily Wire
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President Joe Biden responded to another report showing elevated inflation by arguing that his administration has made “progress” on combating high price levels.
Published: Thursday, October 20th, 2022 @ 11:02 am
By: Daily Wire
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The Job Creators Network Foundation’s Legal Action Fund filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration on Monday for its policy to cancel $10,000 in student debt for millions of borrowers.
Published: Friday, October 14th, 2022 @ 12:07 am
By: Daily Wire
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The United States national debt surpassed $31 trillion for the first time in history, according to data from the Treasury Department released on Monday.
Published: Saturday, October 8th, 2022 @ 9:40 am
By: Daily Wire
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Anyone paying attention knows that corporate media “fact-checks” are biased. Their agenda is to provide cover for progressives and attack conservatives.
Published: Saturday, September 3rd, 2022 @ 1:06 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The U.S. House and Senate voted along party lines to pass the latest tax and spend bill, “The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022,” (IRA) sending it to President Biden’s desk. Yesterday, with Biden’s signature, the bill became law.
Published: Monday, August 22nd, 2022 @ 1:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Inflation is at 9.1%, the economy is in a recession, and after a year of back and forth, Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) agreed to a massive tax and spending bill.
Published: Friday, August 5th, 2022 @ 4:45 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Senate Leader Commends Steinburg as “Tireless Advocate for His District” Who Improved Prison Safety
Published: Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022 @ 9:01 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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With the Biden administration leading the way, progressives have for months been desperately trying to shift blame for rising inflation.
Published: Friday, July 15th, 2022 @ 5:10 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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As of November, North Carolina’s state government has some $4 billion in unreserved cash in its General Fund, plus well north of $1 billion in its rainy-day account and other reserves.
Published: Wednesday, December 16th, 2020 @ 12:04 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina’s state government began its 2020-21 fiscal year with $1.5 billion in cash left over from last year plus another $1.8 billion in rainy-day funds and other earmarked reserves.
Published: Friday, September 18th, 2020 @ 3:28 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The furor over COVID-19 will fade. Eventually.
Published: Tuesday, June 30th, 2020 @ 1:23 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Thanks to a decade of wise, conservative fiscal policy, North Carolina state government is better positioned financially to weather the economic fallout from the coronavirus shutdown.
Published: Thursday, June 4th, 2020 @ 10:53 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Despite the coronavirus crisis that spurred lockdowns on business across the United States, April was the best month for the stock market since January 1987 and the best April since 1938.
Published: Monday, May 4th, 2020 @ 12:51 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Each week, staff at Carolina Journal looks back at the week in N.C. politics and chooses what we think are some interesting, relevant stories you may have missed.
Published: Monday, October 28th, 2019 @ 7:47 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Progressives and conservatives argue about economic policy all the time. At government’s current size and scope, would it better promote long-term growth to raise taxes and spend more or to lower taxes and spend less?
Published: Wednesday, September 25th, 2019 @ 3:27 am
By: Carolina Journal
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