National Debt

Politics

GOP-led Congress puts Medicaid on chopping block to reduce federal debt

Phil Galewitz - KFF Health News

President-elect Donald Trump and the new Congress plan to shrink the $900 billion-a-year government health insurance program, which covers 1 in 5 Americans.
Local / State

Anti-hunger advocates worry debt ceiling deal could lead to more food insecurity

Adrian Andrews

Who qualifies for SNAP will change under the bipartisan debt-ceiling agreement signed into law by President Joe Biden.
Politics

Romney Deficit Claim "Half-True"

When he was in St. Petersburg May 16, Mitt Romney said that the national debt and "unfunded liabilities" means every American household owes…

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