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National debt: Why Congress no longer cares
Feature Rising interest rates, tariffs and Trump's 'big, beautiful' bill could sent the national debt soaring
By The Week US Published
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US credit rating: what it is and why it matters
the explainer Credit rating agency Moody's downgraded the US last month
By Becca Stanek, The Week US Published
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5 costly cartoons about the national debt
Cartoons Political cartoonists take on the USA's financial hole, rare bipartisan agreement, and Donald Trump and Mike Johnson.
By The Week US Published
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House GOP pushes ahead on deficit-boosting tax bill
Feature Republicans push a bill that will lock in Trump's tax cuts, cut Medicaid and add trillions to the national debt
By The Week US Published
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Will Harris or Trump fix the national debt?
Today's Big Question Both candidates have big spending plans
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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The UK's national debt: a terrifying warning
Talking Points OBR's 'grim' report on Britain's fiscal outlook warns of skyrocketing spending, but 'projection' is not a 'forecast'
By The Week Published
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The Week Unwrapped: Are we in the Mattel Cinematic Universe?
Podcast Plus can Japan crack its demographic crisis, and what does national debt actually mean?
By The Week Staff Published
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Fiscal headroom: can the UK afford more tax cuts?
Today's Big Question Lower borrowing costs could give the Chancellor more room for manoeuvre in upcoming Budget
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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Fitch downgrades US credit rating, citing 'repeated debt-limit political standoffs'
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By Peter Weber Published
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Supreme Court rejects Biden's student loan forgiveness plan
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By Devika Rao Published
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Senate approves debt ceiling suspension, averting default
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By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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House gives broad bipartisan approval to bill raising debt limit, sending it to Senate
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By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Winners and losers of the debt ceiling deal
Talking Point Biden and McCarthy have finally reached an agreement. Who comes out on top?
By Harold Maass, The Week US Published
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Kevin McCarthy's last-minute debt ceiling drama
Under the Radar Conservatives in the House don't just want to punish the speaker for his debt ceiling negotiations. They want to humiliate him.
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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