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December 20, 2024

Fiscal News Roundup

House Passes Government Spending Package After Trump, Musk Fueled Chaos — Politico
GOP Spending Hawks Defy Trump on the Debt Limit, Previewing More Clashes — New York Times
Trump's Wake-Up Call: Republicans Are Willing to Defy Him — Politico
Meet the 38 Republicans Who Defied Trump on the Spending and Debt Deal — New York Times
Johnson Says Funding Bill Was "Necessary Step" Until GOP Takes Full Control of Congress — CNN
McConnell Calls Out Holdouts on Government Funding, Warns of âHarmfulâ Shutdown — Politico
Republicans Are Plotting $2.5 Trillion in Spending Cuts. Yes, Including Entitlements — Notus
Musk Helped Kill a Congressional Spending Bill. But Much of What He Spread Was Misinformation — Associated Press
White House Starts Scrapping Pending Regulations, Including Student Debt Cancellation — Associated Press
Fed's Favored Inflation Gauge Cools to Slowest Pace Since May — âBloomberg
Employers Press Congress to Cement Health Price Transparency Before Trump's Return — KFF Health News
The Bald Eagle Will Soon Become the National Bird Thanks to One Man — Washington Post

Views and Analysis

Trump and Musk Have 'Art of the Deal'-ed Themselves — Catherine Rampell, Washington Post
Democrats Warn of 'President Elon' â and Republicans Welcome Him — David Weigel, Semafor
The Budget Fight and Trump's Nihilistic Style — Katherine Miller, New York Times
Trump's Coming House Headaches — Stef W. Kight, Axios
Elon Musk Declares Himself President, Shuts Down Government — Ryan Cooper, American Prospect
Musk Pauses Torment of GOP to Praise German Extremists — Nia Prater, New York
The Wrath of DOGE Is Coming for Federal Workers — Kathryn Anne Edwards, Bloomberg
DOGE Can't Do It All. Here's What It Can Do — Victoria Guida, Politico
The Fate of This Federal Program Helps Explain Trump's Win — Peter Coy, New York Times
Trump Was Poised to Inherit a Strong Economy. Then Things Got Rocky and He Added to the Uncertainty — Josh Boak, Associated Press
The Economy Returns to a New (Old) Normal, Leaving Trump Fewer Options — Washington Post Editorial Board
Seven Things We Learned From the 2024 Presidential Election — Amy Walter, Cook Political Report
He Was Surgeon General â and He's Got Thoughts About the Reaction to the United Healthcare Killing — Joanne Kenen, Politico

December 19, 2024

Fiscal News Roundup

Trump-Backed Funding Bill Fails as Government Shutdown Looms — Politico
Shutdown Blame Game Engulfs Capitol as Hopes to Avert Shutdown Fade — Politico
Trump Backs House GOP Deal to Fund Government, Delay Debt Limit — Bloomberg
Trump Stuns Washington With Push to Repeal Debt Ceiling — Washington Post
Trump Tossed a Debt Limit Grenade Into Spending Talks. Here's Why — New York Times
Elon Musk Flexes His Political Strength as Government Shutdown Looms — New York Times
What to Know About the Debt Ceiling as Trump Backs Eliminating It — Bloomberg
Trump Continues Primary Threats, This Time Going After Far-Right Texas Lawmaker — Associated Press
Pentagon Warns That a Government Shutdown Will Cost Troops Their Pay — Associated Press
Americans Rush to Buy Cars and Appliances Before Trump's New Tariffs — Washington Post
Jeff Bezos and Donald Trump Met for Dinner at Mar-a-Lago, Joined by Elon Musk — Washington Post
Brainard Touts Supply Chain Recovery, Warns Trump of China Ploys — Bloomberg

Views and Analysis

Spending Deal Debacle Threatens Johnson's Tenuous Hold on His Job — Carl Hulse, New York Times
Trump and Musk Unleash a New Kind of Chaos on Washington — Stephen Collinson, CNN
'A Fascinating Mess': 4 Takeaways From the Gop's Shutdown Imbroglio — Aaron Blake, Washington Post
Closures, Social Security Checks, Furloughs: What a Government Shutdown Might Mean — Meg Kinnard, Associated Press
The Biggest Budget Deadline No One Has Heard of — Maya MacGuineas, Washington Examiner
The Debt Limit Should Absolutely Be Eliminated — David Dayen, American Prospect
Congress' Spending Deal Was a Mess. Trump and Musk's Response Was Disastrous — Brian Riedl, MSNBC
Make America the Great Depression Again: Trump's Plan to Kill the FDIC — Catherine Rampell, Washington Post
Central Banks Started a Rates Descent They Can't Finish — Johns Authers, Richard Abbey and Carolyn Silverman

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