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Debt limit clouds outlook as Biden budget set to hit Thursday

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s delayed budget for the upcoming fiscal year due Thursday will kick off what’s expected to be a lengthy battle over spending levels and priorities, with the debt ceiling deadline looming this summer casting a pall over the entire process.

Tribune News Service · Mar 9, 2023

White House blueprint would raise taxes, boost spending - Roll Call

Proposals in Biden's $6.9 trillion budget would boost spending for child care and housing, and to make college more affordable.

Roll Call · Mar 9, 2023

Biden's Budget Will Raise Taxes Without Addressing the Federal Government's Spending Problem

Biden is set to propose a new tax on unrealized investment gains and to quadruple a recently imposed tax on stock buybacks.

Reason · Mar 9, 2023

Biden's Medicare budget proposals may have some bite

Some experts argue that talking about stronger Medicare negotiations could hurt R&D.

Axios · Mar 9, 2023

Debt limit clouds outlook as Biden budget set to hit Thursday - Roll Call

President Joe Biden’s delayed budget due Thursday will kick off what’s expected to be a lengthy battle over spending levels and priorities.

Roll Call · Mar 9, 2023

Tucker Carlson claims BLM protest was ‘Antifa’ plot to ‘force Trump from office’

Fox News anchor’s remarks come as White House says he is ‘not credible’

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2023

Biden budget seeks big deficit cuts in challenge to GOP

President Joe Biden is ready to unveil his proposed federal budget, his opening offer in a high-stakes debate about federal finances

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2023

Court records show political pressure behind Fox programming

Thousands of pages of documents in a recent lawsuit show that Fox News' top executives sometimes were actively involved in politics rather than simply reporting or offering opinions on it

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2023

Eberly emerges as front-runner to be Biden’s Fed vice chair pick

WASHINGTON — Northwestern University Professor Janice Eberly is the front-runner in the White House search for a successor to Lael Brainard as vice chair of the Federal Reserve, people familiar with the matter said.

Tribune News Service · Mar 9, 2023

Congressional candidate admits funneling $25,000 from relative into campaign

A 2020 Republican candidate who lost her campaign to fill former Rep. Mark Meadows’ seat after he became White House chief of staff pleaded guilty Wednesday to breaking campaign finance laws by concealing the source of some of the money she loaned her campaign, the Justice Department said in a…

Tribune News Service · Mar 9, 2023