Kessler, Glenn
The act of “engaging” with national politics has come to resemble more and more the act of watchingThe West Wing, as political media – from MSNBC to POLITICO – focuses in on the internal dramas of the Beltway kings’ courts. After you have watched all the episodes where Jos...
Harris praised her interlocutor, Bret Baier, as a “serious journalist,” a contrast from Trump saying Fox News was “owned” by her spokesperson Ian Sams. And she took a step to defuse last week’s self-own that her presidency would not be much different that Joe Bi...
“So much fun we’re going to miss,” quipped Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.). Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.), when asked for his reaction, faked shock and sarcastically said: “Gaetz? Didn’t work out?” Daniella Diaz, Katherine Tully-McManus, Jordain Carney, Mia McCarthy, Ursula...
Trump says the apparent attempt on his life was a “much better result” than when he was shot in July because no others were wounded or killed. “That was some crazy day, and yesterday you had another one with a different result, actually much better result,” Trump said. The host not...
How much is the deficit going to increase with the Trump tax cuts? The Tax Policy Center noted that the Congressional Budget Office and the Joint Committee on Taxation estimated before the TCJA that the law would add $1 to $2 trillion to thedeficit.47 ...
7. But Republicans are arriving at the negotiating table hobbled by party infighting, with some conservative Republicans breaking ranks on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's plan and arguing the proposed spending is too much. Some warned that half of Senate Republicans may vote against the ...
don't go overboard in paying down debt right now, Aliche says. This can include your credit card bills and even student loans. Many times, experts will recommend paying above and beyond the minimum payment due so that you can pay down the debt faster and don't incur as much interest ove...
For one thing, central banks around the globe own roughly $3.1 trillion worth of U.S. Treasury debt that is denominated in greenbacks, and so have little incentive to let the dollar lose power to a cryptocurrency, said Marc Chandler, chief market strategist at Bannockburn Global Forex. “...
"And how much did you actually lose?" "About a quarter of a billion! Pretty close." On top of that, the assault-style rifles he still had in stock – about $5 million worth of inventory – he turned into scrap metal. "I said, 'You know what? If we really think these things sho...