News and Views
May 8, 2024
Fiscal News Roundup
- Johnson Defeats Attempt to End His Speakership — Politico
- Biden Visits Wisconsin to Laud a New Microsoft Facility, Meet Voters â and Troll Trump — Associated Press
- Biden Touts Microsoft AI Center on Site of Trump's Failed Foxconn Deal — Washington Post
- Biden's Biggest Challenge: How Do You Even Spend $1.6 Trillion? — Politico
- Poll: Biden Touts His Four Major Infrastructure and Clean Energy Laws. Voters Doubt They're Working. — Politico
- GOP Senators Warn Speaker to Stand Firm on Greene's Ukraine Demand — The Hill
- Top Republicans, Led by Trump, Refuse to Commit to Accept 2024 Election Results — Washington Post
- Conservative Group FreedomWorks Shutting Down, Citing Trump Effect — The Hill
- Drugmakers in Medicare Negotiations Spent More on Shareholder Payments and Marketing Than R&D Last Year: Report — The Hill
- Steve Albini, Indie Rock Icon Who Recorded Nirvana and Pixies Albums, Dies at 61 — NBC News
Views and Analysis
- What the Rising US Debt Means for Americans — Aris Folley, The Hill
- 4 Takeaways on Biden's Massive Spending Plans — Jessie Blaeser and Kelsey Tamborrino, Politico
- How to Fix America's Cruel and Unusual Tax Code — Bloomberg Opinion Editorial Board
- Mike Johnson Is No Forrest Gump — John F. Harris and Rachael Bade, Politico
- We Need to Talk About Marjorie Taylor Greene and Washington's Broken Incentives — Fred Upton, The Hill
- The Culture of House Republicans Is Warped — Brendan Buck, Politico
- The House GOP's Tenuous Attempt to Avoid Chaos — Leigh Ann Caldwell and Theodoric Meyer, Washington Post
- Social Security Has to Be Fixed. But You Still Need Your Own Savings. — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post
- Medical Freedom vs. Public Health: Should Fluoride Be in Our Drinking Water? — Erika Edwards, Jason Kane and Erin McLaughlin, NBC News
- Trump's Plans for the Fed Would Revive 1970s-Style Inflation — Maurice Obstfeld, Project Syndicate
May 7, 2024
Fiscal News Roundup
- Marjorie Taylor Greene Backs Off Threat to Oust Johnson as Speaker — ABC News
- Greene Relents, for Now, on Bid to Oust Johnson — Politico
- Johnson and Greene Meet Again as Speaker Faces Threat of Ouster Vote — CNN
- Speaker Johnson Says Conversations With Greene 'Not a Negotiation' — The Hill
- Biden Administration Pauses Ammunition Shipments to Israel, US Officials Say — ABC News
- Biden Heads to Site of Trump's Foxconn Failure in 2024 Battleground — Bloomberg
- Fed's Kashkari: Rates Will Stay High for 'Extended Period' and Can't Rule Out a Hike — Yahoo Finance
- How the Government Is Trying to Stop Rogue Brokers From Plaguing ACA Enrollees — KFF Health News
- Trump Advisers Explore Vast New Legal Powers for Global Trade War — Washington Post
Views and Analysis
- The Crisis Biden and Trump Don't Want to Deal With — Washington Post Editorial Board
- Republicans Can't Stop Threatening Their Speaker? Take Away Their TV! — Walter Shapiro, Roll Call
- Trump Isn't Helping Himself by Slamming a 3.9% Unemployment Rate — Steve Benen, MSNBC
- If it Bleeds it Leads, Inflation Edition — Paul Krugman, New York Times
- Buck Up, America. Help Is On the Way — Theodore R. Johnson, Washington Post