News and Views
May 2, 2024
Fiscal News Roundup
- Greene's Motion to Vacate Vote Leaves Conservatives With No Easy Options — The Hill
- GOP Split Could Doom Bipartisan Child Tax Credit Bill — Washington Post
- Who Will Pay to Replace Baltimore's Key Bridge? The Legal Battle Has Already Begun — NPR
- Number of Americans Applying for Jobless Claims Remains Historically Low — Associated Press
- Ukraine Opposition Is Building With Senate GOP Hopefuls, a Warning Sign for McConnell — The Hill
- IRS Acts to Address Wide Disparity in Audit Rates Between Black Taxpayers and Other Filers — Associated Press
- Rebuilding Homes in Gaza Will Cost $40 Billion and Take 16 Years, UN Finds — Guardian
- Trump Auditions VP Picks Before Wealthy Donors in Palm Beach — Bloomberg
Views and Analysis
- Taxes Are Inevitable. Paying to Prepare Them Doesn't Have to Be — Washington Post Editorial Board
- Jay Powell's Dovishness Is Right, but Not for the Reasons He Believes — Mohamed El-Erian, Financial Times
- The Limits of What High Interest Rates Can Now Achieve — Tej Parikh, Financial Times
- When Banks Fail, Why Do We Keep Bailing Out Uninsured Depositors? — Peter Coy, New York Times
May 1, 2024
Fiscal News Roundup
- Greene Says She Will Force Vote Over Speaker Johnson's Ouster Next Week — CNN
- Johnson: Greene Not 'Proving to Be' a Serious Lawmaker — The Hill
- RNC Chief Implores Greene to Stand Down — Politico
- McConnell Says He's Ready for 'Chaos' in House to End — The Hill
- Federal Reserve Says Interest Rates Will Stay at Two-Decade High Until Inflation Further Cools — Associated Press
- Yellen Defends Fed Independence as Trump Allies Push Plans for More Control — Politico
- Congressional Republicans Announce Resolution to Overturn Biden Tailpipe Rule — The Hill
- Poll: Democrats Fear Fascism, and Republicans Worry About a Lack of Values — NPR
Views and Analysis
- A Former Trump Official Deploys DEI Alarmism Against ⦠Taxing the Rich — Philip Bump, Washington Post
- Marjorie Taylor Greene's Attempt to Go Mainstream Is Over — Ed Kilgore, New York
- The Fed Won't Climb Down Yet. Others Can't Wait — John Authers, Richard Abbey and Carolyn Silverman, Bloomberg
- Americans Are Having Too Few Kids. The GOP Made the Problem Worse — Catherine Rampell, Washington Post
- Academic Fraud Is a Waste of Taxpayer Dollars — Bloomberg Editorial Board
- The Price We Pay for Having Upper-Class Legislators — Jamelle Bouie, New York Times