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With Default Looming, What Can Biden Do?

The president has not wavered in his calls for Republicans to raise the nation’s borrowing limit without condition. Privately, his aides have discussed other paths.

Biden’s Climate Tax Breaks Are Popular, Driving Up Law’s Cost

A law to boost clean energy appears to be more potent than predicted, with big implications for both budget talks and efforts to fight climate…

Is the Debt Limit Constitutional? Biden Aides Are Debating It.

As the government heads toward a possible default on its debt as soon as next month, officials are entertaining a legal theory that previous administrations…

Biden Faces His First Big Choice on Debt Limit

After Republicans passed a bill that pairs spending cuts and fossil fuel support with raising the nation’s borrowing cap, the president must decide when and…

The Debt Ceiling Debate Is About More Than Debt

Republicans’ opening bid to avert economic catastrophe by raising the nation’s borrowing limit focuses more on energy policy than reducing debt.

As Possible Debt Limit Crisis Nears, Wall Street Shrugs

Few investors have focused on the possibility that Congress will not raise the nation’s borrowing limit in time to avoid an economically catastrophic default.

As Possible Debt Limit Crisis Nears, Wall Street Shrugs

Few investors have focused on the possibility that Congress will not raise the nation’s borrowing limit in time to avoid an economically catastrophic default.

Republican Economists Line Up Behind Biden Nominee

Jared Bernstein, the president’s choice to chair the Council of Economic Advisers, won praise for his work that led to a provision in the Trump…

How Silicon Valley Bank’s Failure Could Have Spread Far and Wide

New research suggests large parts of the country remain vulnerable to widespread bank failure in the event of a run on deposits.

Latest Jobs Data Hints at a Slowdown That President Biden Needs

Robust growth in jobs has delighted the White House and helped the economy avoid a recession, but it has been accompanied by persistently high inflation.