Amazingly enough, President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy managed to broker a debt-ceiling deal and say respectful things about each other over the long weekend. Heavy criticism of the deal from both left and right kept us moored in reality, though, and as of this writing, the bill has […] Read more »
U.S. Mood Remains Glum; 18% Satisfied With State of Nation
Eighteen percent of Americans are satisfied with the way things are going in the U.S., staying below 20% as it has since March. Americans are slightly more satisfied than last summer when gas prices and inflation were soaring. … Americans’ confidence in the U.S. economy also remains depressed, with Gallup’s […] Read more »
Amid Debt Crisis, Ratings of Biden, Congress Still Low
Amid tense negotiations to raise the federal government’s debt ceiling and avoid default, President Joe Biden’s latest job approval rating of 39% is just two percentage points higher than his personal low recorded last month. Meanwhile, Americans’ approval of the job Congress is doing has edged up four points since […] Read more »
Why the GOP Wants to Rob Gen Z to Pay the Boomers
The budget cuts that House Republicans are demanding in their high-stakes debt-ceiling standoff with President Joe Biden sharpen the overlapping generational and racial conflict moving to the center of U.S. politics. The House GOP’s blueprint would focus its spending cuts on the relatively small slice of the federal budget that […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Majority says only increase debt ceiling with spending cuts
With under two weeks until a potential default on the nation’s debt, a majority of registered voters says increasing the debt ceiling should only happen with spending cuts, and two-thirds believe that failing to raise that limit will result in financial catastrophe. That’s a complete reversal from 12 years ago […] Read more »
Trump Doubles Lead Over DeSantis In 2024 GOP Primary Race; 65% Of Voters Think Biden Is Too Old For Second Term
As the field of Republican presidential contenders in the 2024 primary race develops, former President Donald Trump remains at the top of the list of declared or potential candidates with 56 percent support among Republican and Republican leaning voters, followed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis with 25 percent, according to […] Read more »