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Budget Battles

Opinion Brief: Did Ronald Reagan tax Americans more heavily than President Obama?

Analysis: Would going over the fiscal cliff help the U.S. in the long run?

Analysis: What a fiscal cliff compromise might look like

Cartoon View: Grover's great fall

Analysis: Will campaigning help Obama win the fiscal cliff debate?

The Bullpen: The pandering, boneheaded motives behind the payroll tax holiday

The List: 5 reasons to let the U.S. ride over the fiscal cliff

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112th Congress

Cartoon View: The respectful Congress

Opinion Brief: After the election: Could civility possibly return to D.C.?

By the numbers: Congress' enormous gender pay-gap: By the numbers

The List: 3 reasons Congress sounds less intelligent than ever

Burning Question: Are the GOP's budget cuts anti-poor?

The Bullpen: How indefinite detention snuck into Obama's defense bill

Instant Guide: Is Congress finally working together to save the economy?

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The Filibuster Fight

Opinion Brief: Is it finally time to reform the filibuster?

Cartoon View: A taxing break

Twitter Take: The latest Tweets on 'the filibuster'

In-depth briefing: The furor over the filibuster

Best Video: Mitch McConnell's amazing filibuster of his own bill

The National Debt

Cartoon View: The oncoming tsunami

Opinion Brief: Is the U.S. headed for another debt downgrade?

Burning Question: Why isn't Paul Ryan on the debt super committee?

The List: Congress' 'troubling' super committee picks: 5 talking points

Forecast: The U.S. credit downgrade: 4 predictions

World Reactions: How badly did the debt fight damage America's image abroad?

The Bullpen: The debt deal's biggest losers

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Medicare Under Fire

Opinion Brief: Is it fair to call Paul Ryan's Medicare plan 'Vouchercare'?

Best Video: The 'disturbing' grandma-killing Medicare ad

Cartoon View: The GOP goes blue for medicare

Burning Question: Will Paul Ryan's budget cost the GOP the senior vote?

The Bullpen: How Ryan set up Obama's comeback

Budget Battles : U.S. Opinion

House Speaker John Boehner and his fellow Republicans have given the Treasury permission to effectively ignore the debt ceiling until May 18.

The House suspends the debt limit: Are Republicans in the driver's seat?

Posted on January 23, 2013, at 3:30 PM

The battle over the budget deficit now moves to more favorable turf for the GOP

Budget Battles : U.S. Opinion

House Republican leaders lay down the law for Congress: "No budget, no pay"

Republicans back down on the debt ceiling: What's next?

Posted on January 18, 2013, at 3:58 PM

The GOP makes a hasty retreat, but the budget negotiations are far from over

Budget Battles : Opinion Brief

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) says Republicans are opening the door to, at least, a short-term compromise on the debt ceiling.

Why Republicans will vote to raise the debt ceiling

Posted on January 18, 2013, at 9:05 AM

President Obama is demanding a "clean" vote to raise the debt ceiling. Surprisingly, he'll probably get it

Budget Battles : Best Video

Jon Stewart's debt solution: Rummage around the White House couch cushions. You never know what you might find!

Paul Krugman vs. Jon Stewart: The grudge match over a $1 trillion coin

Posted on January 15, 2013, at 1:35 PM

For liberals, it's the ideological equivalent of watching your parents fight

Budget Battles : U.S. Opinion

President Obama is more popular than the House GOP... for now.

Why is the GOP trying to commit political suicide?

Posted on January 15, 2013, at 11:08 AM

Congressional Republicans seem intent on behaving like children and, in doing so, making the president look positively reasonable by comparison

Budget Battles : Opinion Brief

Is President Obama more flexible than he's making himself out to be?

Will Obama cave on the debt ceiling?

Posted on January 15, 2013, at 8:47 AM

The president repeated again on Monday that he won't negotiate with Congress over the debt ceiling. History suggests otherwise

The National Debt : The Bullpen

Edward Morrissey: Why a government shutdown would help the GOP

Posted on January 15, 2013, at 6:13 AM

After the fiscal-cliff fiasco, Republicans have almost nothing to lose

Budget Battles : U.S. Opinion

President Obama came out swinging in his Jan. 14 news conference.

President Obama attacks the GOP on the debt ceiling

Posted on January 14, 2013, at 1:18 PM

The president stands up for soldiers and Social Security recipients in an attempt to frame the budget debate to his advantage

Budget Battles : U.S. Opinion

House Speaker John Boehner "assumes he can ultimately talk members out of default," reports Politico. But you never know...

Are half of House Republicans really willing to let the U.S. default?

Posted on January 14, 2013, at 10:40 AM

Economic suicide is a real option for scores of lawmakers, says Politico

Budget Battles : Analysis

Sorry, trillion-dollar coin advocates: You're going to have to make do with the lowly $1 coin.

Why the Fed killed the $1 trillion platinum coin

Posted on January 14, 2013, at 9:58 AM

No magic coin will save us from the coming debt-ceiling showdown

Budget Battles : Opinion Brief

Don't worry boys, just sit back and watch the country's fiscal problems right themselves.

How Congress can solve the U.S. budget crisis: Do nothing?

Posted on January 11, 2013, at 9:23 AM

While apparently nobody was looking, says a fiscal think tank, Washington basically solved our budget problem

Budget Battles : The List

Debt-ceiling fight: Who should be on the $1 trillion platinum coin?

Posted on January 9, 2013, at 8:48 AM

As the idea of neutering the debt ceiling with a mega-coin gains cache, it's time to start picking the trillion-dollar face

Budget Battles : U.S. Opinion

Why the $1 trillion coin campaign is good for America

Posted on January 9, 2013, at 6:30 AM

By meeting absurdity with absurdity, "mint the coin" advocates may show debt-ceiling hostage takers the recklessness of their own premises

Budget Battles : Analysis

Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) is countering the Democrats' $1 trillion coin trick with a stunt of his own.

The GOP bid to ban the absurd trillion-dollar-coin trick

Posted on January 8, 2013, at 10:45 AM

Liberals are floating an unorthodox plan to borrow more money without a fight over raising the debt ceiling. Conservatives are not pleased

Budget Battles : U.S. Opinion

President Obama is stuck between a liberal rock and a constitutional hard place.

Does Obama have the power to unilaterally raise the debt ceiling?

Posted on January 7, 2013, at 10:30 AM

Some of the president's allies say the 14th Amendment authorizes Obama to borrow whatever it takes to cover the government's bills

Budget Battles : The List

Sure, let's just mint a $1 trillion platinum coin or two to deal with U.S. debt. It's that simple.

4 reasons the government won't mint a trillion-dollar coin to prevent a debt-ceiling crisis

Posted on January 4, 2013, at 2:51 PM

The bizarre gimmick is being discussed — seriously, by some — as a way for the government to keep paying its bills without a fight over raising the borrowing limit

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