Government Funding News and Blog Posts

After several weeks of flailing and muddled messaging, the Democratic Party found its voice last week. They saw a clear injustice committed and spoke out powerfully against its perpetrator. They delivered their message with a clarity and forcefulness that had previously been missing, and there’s no question that they inflicted significant political damage on their septuagenarian target. It’s still unclear whether he will survive their attacks. 

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It’s worth noting that while Trump and Musk both harshly criticized Johnson’s original deal, the final agreement looked a lot more like the demands of the tech mogul than the wishes of the incoming president. By contrast, Trump’s ultimatum that the nation’s debt ceiling be increased before he took office had evaporated into a toothless commitment for future action.

Because we’re in an increasingly hyper-partisan atmosphere, some may dismiss DOGE as an unserious effort. We should take it seriously. The deficits and debt that the United States is accumulating are among the most pressing domestic problems that we face as a nation.

The national debt re-entered the political discourse last week as the nation narrowly averted a government shutdown. How big of an issue is the national debt, and why do Democrats and Republicans disagree on it?