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Trump's budget bill will increase the deficit. Does it matter?
Today's Big Question Analysts worry a 'tipping point' is coming
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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National debt: Why Congress no longer cares
Feature Rising interest rates, tariffs and Trump's 'big, beautiful' bill could sent the national debt soaring
By The Week US Published
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May 31 editorial cartoons
Cartoons Saturday's political cartoons include how much to pay for a pardon, medical advice from a brain worm, and a simple solution to the national debt.
By The Week US Published
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5 costly cartoons about the national debt
Cartoons Political cartoonists take on the USA's financial hole, rare bipartisan agreement, and Donald Trump and Mike Johnson.
By The Week US Published
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May 30 editorial cartoons
Cartoons Friday's political cartoons include the Gipper's message to Russia, the U.S. Constitution, TACOS ruining Trump's parade, and grift at the White House.
By The Week US Published
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May 23 editorial cartoons
Cartoons Friday's cartoons feature the air traffic control crisis, Memorial Day barbecue, ICE, and the GOP's 'big beautiful bill'
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May 22 editorial cartoons
Cartoons Thursday's cartoons feature Kristi Noem bringing the Constitution to heel, the cost of a college education, habeas corpus, and the cost of Donald Trump's 'big, beautiful bill"
By The Week US Published
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Is Trump trying to take over Congress?
Talking Points Separation of powers at stake in Library of Congress fight
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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Why does the GOP want to ban state-level AI regulation for a decade?
TODAY'S BIG QUESTION House Republicans are pushing to block states from making their own AI laws for the next ten years, even as expert warn the results could be disastrous.
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Senate rejects Trump's Library of Congress takeover
speed read Congress resisted the president's attempts to control 'the legislative branch's premier research body'
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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What to know about Real IDs, America's new identification cards
The Explainer People without a Real ID cannot board a commercial flight as of May 7, 2025
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Tariffs: Time for Congress to take over?
Feature Senators introduce a bill that would require any new tariffs to be approved by Congress
By The Week US Published
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Could Trump's tariff war be his undoing with the GOP?
TODAY'S BIG QUESTION The catastrophic effects of the president's 'Liberation Day' tariffs might create a serious wedge between him and the rest of the Republican party
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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'In a fight, spectacle matters'
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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