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Speaker Johnson dismisses deficit worries as bill heads to Senate

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Speaker Johnson dismisses deficit worries as bill heads to Senate

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks to a reporter, as he leaves for a meeting at the White House on the budget, on the day of the House Rules Committee’s hearing on U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan for extensive tax cuts, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 21, 2025. Nathan Howard | … Read more

Republican spending bill driving up yields, creating a major headache

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Republican spending bill driving up yields, creating a major headache

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, May 19, 2025. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.S. debt-and-deficit situation is bad and facing real prospects of getting worse, triggering a high-profile credit rating downgrade from Moody’s and another selling stampede in stocks and bonds. … Read more