GOP shutdown threat is the wrong way to win a budget war − history shows a better strategy for reducing the deficit ( theconversation.com )
Congress has just days to keep the federal government from grinding to a halt, and a last-minute deal seems increasingly unlikely. The problem is that lawmakers need to pass a dozen appropriations bills – or a single continuing resolution – by Sept. 30, 2023, in order to keep the government’s lights on. But a key group of...
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