Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Tag: debt ceiling

GOP’s ‘fiscal vandalism and political sabotage’ prompts second-ever US credit downgrade

"The debt ceiling was a bad idea when it was first put in place, and it has become the worst idea as the Republicans have figured out how to weaponize it."

‘On what planet is that fiscally responsible?’ GOP spending cuts would...

"Even by the low standards of Congress in 2023, it's shocking how quickly House Republicans ripped up their end of the bargain that steered the country clear of default last month."

The debt ceiling debacle is NOT a ‘partisan standoff’

Did Republicans alone manufactured this looming disaster?

How to stop Republicans from tanking the economy over the debt...

If Republicans are going to play this game, Mr. President, you need to play hard ball.

Sanders calls on Biden to fight for working people as GOP...

"We have already too much inequality in America," said Sanders. "Let's not make it worse."

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Trump has created speech and thought crimes with NSPM-7 and Pam Bondi is ready...

How NSPM-7 and a DOJ directive lay the groundwork for criminalizing dissent and protected speech

Netanyahu ties Bondi Beach Hanukkah massacre to Australia’s recognition of Palestinian statehood

As Australia mourned a deadly antisemitic attack that killed 16 people, critics accused the Israeli prime minister of exploiting tragedy to attack Palestinian self-determination.

Trump brands fentanyl a ‘weapon of mass destruction’ as offshore killings escalate

An executive order reviving WMD language coincides with deadly US strikes at sea, prompting warnings of illegal force, mission creep, and echoes of Iraq-era justifications.

Will ambushed voters be so repulsed by MAGA’s war against America—systemic reform looks good?

Could tycoons not do any better than the farcical, dishonest Keystone Kops klutzes—Trump, Vance, Hegseth, Patel, Noem, Bondi, Ludnick and RFK Jr.?

The Trump corollary

U.S. Imperialism in Latin America from the Monroe Doctrine to Madur