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  1. early and often
    It’s Payback Time for the House Far RightAccused of betrayal over the debt-ceiling deal, Kevin McCarthy is losing power to a group of rebels who show no sign of giving up.
    By Ben Jacobs
  2. early and often
    2024 Presidential Candidates Side With Far Right on Debt DealTrump, DeSantis, Haley, Pence, and Scott all seemed cavalier about risking a debt default to please the most extreme elements of the party base.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. early and often
    Kevin McCarthy Really Did ItThe debt-ceiling deal passed the House by sweeping bipartisan margins, leading the Speaker to dunk on his haters.
    By Ben Jacobs
  4. early and often
    The Quirky Conservative Who Saved the Economy and McCarthyThomas Massie broke with fellow far-right Republicans, who are determined to make the House Speaker hurt.
    By Ben Jacobs
  5. early and often
    Did We Just Trade a Debt Default for a Government Shutdown?Most of the debt-limit deal must be implemented via future fights over appropriations, which could trigger shutdowns and even deeper cuts.
    By Ed Kilgore
  6. the money game
    All That for $46 Billion?The Biden-McCarthy deal could have been a disaster. Instead, the hostage-taking over the debt limit produced a budget that’s basically status quo.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  7. liveblog
    The Debt Ceiling Bill Faces Its First Test: Live UpdatesBefore the deal goes to a full House vote, it has to pass a GOP-controlled committee where far-right members could potentially slow things down.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  8. the national interest
    The Debt-Ceiling Deal Buys Biden Time at a Terrible Long-Term CostWhat happens next time Republicans take a hostage?
    By Jonathan Chait
  9. the inside game
    The Two Bidens Are Fighting Each Other Over the Debt CeilingThe president started the debt-ceiling fight by saying he’d never negotiate, but he can’t seem to resist cutting deals.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  10. debt ceiling
    Here Are Biden’s Last Few Ways to Get Around the Debt LimitTraditional political wrangling over the debt ceiling is going nowhere. What about the gimmicks?
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  11. the national interest
    The Republican Debt-Ceiling Hostage Scheme Is CollapsingStep one is to name a demand. The House can’t even do that!
    By Jonathan Chait
  12. the swamp
    How Biden Learned to Love the Debt-Ceiling CrisisHe has turned a chronic political headache into a winning issue.
    By Eric Levitz
  13. the inside game
    Joe Biden’s Big Lesson From the Last Debt-Ceiling FightAnd why this time is totally different from 2011. Hopefully.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  14. early and often
    Republicans Want Surrender, Not a Deal, on the Debt CeilingThere can be no “bipartisan” solution to the debt-ceiling crisis when one party refuses to talk about the revenue side of the ledger.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. the national interest
    Biden Debt-Ceiling Gaffe Could Destroy His PresidencyThe president accidentally invited Republicans to melt down the economy. Oops.
    By Jonathan Chait
  16. the system
    Return of the Hostage TakersJoe Biden’s last chance to stop the GOP’s economic sabotage.
    By Eric Levitz
  17. debt ceiling
    Democrats Must Raise the Debt Limit to a Quadrillion DollarsInstead of trying to win a staring contest with Mitch McConnell, Democrats should use reconciliation to (effectively) abolish the debt ceiling.
    By Eric Levitz
  18. mint the coin
    How Biden Could End the Debt-Ceiling Crisis by ‘Minting the Coin’The president could bail the United States out of debt default by ordering the creation of a $1 trillion platinum coin. Really.
    By Eric Levitz
  19. Trump’s Impulsiveness Has Again Been Mistaken for Something DeeperWhat we’re seeing is not political independence.
    By Benjamin Hart
  20. the national interest
    Trump Wants to Eliminate the Debt Ceiling. He’s Right.Naturally, Paul Ryan wants to stop his one good idea.
    By Jonathan Chait
  21. the national interest
    House Conservatives Angry at Trump’s Debt-Ceiling Deal, Threaten Paul RyanThe complete version of the story makes even less sense than the headline.
    By Jonathan Chait
  22. Trump Sides With Democrats on Debt-Limit Deal, Avoiding Government ShutdownAgainst the objections of Republican leaders, Trump struck a deal for a three-month debt-ceiling extension.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  23. Trump Blasts GOP Leaders for Creating Debt-Ceiling ‘Mess’The president plays backseat Majority Leader, as relations between the White House and Capitol Hill continue to sour.
    By Eric Levitz
  24. Donald Trump Assures Voters That They’ll Never Know What He’ll Do As PresidentBy vowing to pursue unpredictable policies, Trump has invented the self-fulfilling campaign promise.
    By Eric Levitz
  25. bye bye boehner
    The Dirty Barn That Is Congress Is No Longer Full of You Know What, Boehner SaysHe also leaves the Freedom Caucus with a final eye roll. 
    By Jaime Fuller
  26. the national circus
    Frank Rich: Boehner’s Surrender Changes NothingYesterday’s truce was a temporary victory for what remains of the Republican Establishment — and that’s about it.
    By Frank Rich
  27. the national interest
    Paul Ryan, Mitch McConnell Issue Least Frightening Hostage Threat EverYou’ll get nothing and like it.
    By Jonathan Chait
  28. Democrats vs. Republicans vs. Tea PartiersThe three-party system is even worse than the two-party system.
    By Jonathan Chait
  29. Boehner’s Next Stage of Grief: Grand BargainingYeah, that’ll work.
    By Jonathan Chait
  30. important ceilings
    GOP Suspends Debt Ceiling for Three Months, Gets Pretty Much Nothing in ReturnChuck Schumer is gloating.
    By Dan Amira
  31. the national interest
    Debt Ceiling Hostage EnablersIt takes two to hold a debt ceiling hostage crisis: one to hold it, the other to be held. Can we really say which is worse?
    By Jonathan Chait
  32. Republican Angry at Trillion-Dollar-Coin SolutionThe hilarious but totally sound idea whose time has come.
    By Jonathan Chait
  33. politics
    Tim Geithner Not Sticking Around for Another Debt Ceiling MessThis time, the Treasury secretary is really leaving.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  34. important ceilings
    Did Timothy Geithner Mention We’re Hitting the Debt Ceiling in Five Days?We’re hitting the debt ceiling in five days.
    By Dan Amira
  35. Romney’s Closing Argument: Threats Are MadeWhat was once black humor is now Romney’s central campaign rationale.
    By Jonathan Chait
  36. important ceilings
    Debt-Ceiling Showdown Part II Is ComingStarring House Speaker John Boehner.
    By Brett Smiley
  37. way back when
    Eric Cantor: The Early Years“I want what I want when I want it.”
    By Alex Klein
  38. Bill Clinton Not Informed on Filibuster“I was wrong.”
    By Dan Amira
  39. debt ceiling
    Maybe We Can Solve This Debt-Crisis Thing With a Federal Membership to Costco?It’s the paper clips that are pushing our country to ruin.
    By Noreen Malone
  40. early and often
    Nan Hayworth: The Tea Party’s Woman in New YorkTalking Wall Street, the debt ceiling, and Republican fashion with the freshman congresswoman from upstate New York, who yesterday backed Eric Cantor’s call for hurricane-relief funds to be matched by budget cuts.
    By Noreen Malone
  41. economy
    White House to Tim Geithner: You’re Not Going AnywhereThe Treasury Secretary’s thoughts of leaving are not being entertained by Obama.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  42. clickables
    Watch David Lynch’s Short Film About the Debt CeilingIt could have used a little bit of Laura Dern.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  43. debt ceiling
    The Doomsday Clock: Frank Rich and Adam Moss Relive the Debt-Ceiling Countdown“Are you as dejected as I am? Can you say something to make me feel better?”
    By Frank Rich and Adam Moss
  44. important ceilings
    House Passes Debt-Ceiling Deal 269-161 [Update]One Satan sandwich and a very, very strong cocktail, please.
    By Carrie Battan
  45. important ceilings
    By President Obama’s Own Standard, This Is a Bad CompromiseObama outlined his definition of a “good compromise” in 2004. This clearly isn’t one of them.
    By Dan Amira
  46. clickables
    Let The West Wing Explain the Debt Ceiling to YouAnd let Kristen Chenoweth be your tiny, adorable stand-in.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  47. history lessons
    Chambers of Doom: Is This the Worst Congress Ever?How the accomplishments of the 112th Congress stack up against famously awful sessions of yore.
    By Chadwick Matlin
  48. Comedy Looks Beyond the Debt CeilingLast Friday morning NPR host Mary Louise Kelly wrapped up a segment on the debt ceiling debate by quoting the Onion headline “Congress […]
    By Stephen Hoban
  49. important ceilings
    Congress: The Worst Spectator Sport EverThese down-to-the-wire legislative battles are horrible, ulcer-inducing events.
    By Dan Amira
  50. important ceilings
    Boehner Seems to Be Failing the Leadership Test Posed by the Debt TalksBut everyone is, really.
    By Noreen Malone
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