Drew Angerer / Getty ImagesCommentary Yikes: Biden's Press Secretary So Incompetent Fake News CNN Host Has to Set Her Straight on Live TV White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told a whopper so egregious even CNN couldn't let it stand. By Christine Favocci April 20, 2023
Seth Wenig / AP Photo; Cliff Owen / AP Photo Speaker McCarthy Vows to Defuse 'Missing in Action' Biden's 'Ticking Time Bomb' with New Legislation Joe Biden's White House and Democrats in Congress have been unwilling to engage in talks with Republicans. By The Associated Press April 17, 2023
Alex Wong / Getty Images 'X-Date' for US Government Is Closer Than Previously Thought Despite 'Extraordinary Measures': New Estimate The U.S. could face an unprecedented default on its obligations as soon as early June, according to a Washington think tank. By The Associated Press February 22, 2023
@cspan / Twitter video screen shotCommentary Kevin McCarthy Masterfully Takes Reporter To School After Hour-Long Biden Meeting Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks to the press after a meeting with President Joe Biden on Wednesday. By Randy DeSoto February 1, 2023
Salim Dawood / AP Photo Treasury Secretary Announces 'Extraordinary' Step on Debt Ceiling in Bid to Buy Biden Time "Families and businesses have to live within a budget - Washington must as well," House Speaker Kevin McCarthy tweeted Sunday. By The Associated Press January 24, 2023
Saul Loeb - AFP / Getty ImagesCommentary US Slams Into Debt Ceiling - Here's What It Means for Veterans, Retirees, & Federal Workers The chief financial officer of the U.S. begged Congress to raise the nation's credit line so it can borrow money to pay its bills. By Samantha Chang January 20, 2023
Win McNamee / Getty ImagesCommentary Here's the 18 Republican Senators Who Sided With Dems to Pass a Massive $1.7 Trillion Spending Bill Here are the eighteen Republican Senators who turned their back on America to vote to pass this bloated, wasteful, dangerous spending bill. By Warner Todd Huston December 23, 2022
Christopher Furlong / Getty Images One Month After Debt Limit Increased by $480 Billion, Treasury Secretary Warns We'll Be Out of Money Before Christmas Yellen told Congress the debt ceiling needs to be raised or the Treasury could run out of money and be unable to finance the government. By Abby Liebing November 17, 2021
Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images Eye-Popping Annual Deficit Total Clocks In at Second Highest in US History The budget deficit reflects the trillions of dollars in government spending during the COVID-19 pandemic offset by increasing revenue. By Harry Wilmerding October 22, 2021
Win McNamee / Getty Images Pelosi Makes Big Promises About the Democrats' Sweeping Spending Package, Claims 'Difficult Decisions Must Be Made Very Soon' Though Pelosi suggested that some programs may be cut at the expense of others, it is unclear which programs will remain. By Andrew Trunsky October 12, 2021