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Budget

A Republican Spending Problem

Will the House be willing to cut programs that benefit G.O.P. voters?

A Conservative’s View of What ‘Woke’ Means

Readers react to a column by Ross Douthat. Also: Budget proposals and actual spending; the music scene on FM radio.

From Rockets to Ball Bearings, Pentagon Struggles to Feed War Machine

The flow of arms to Ukraine has exposed a worrisome lack of production capacity in the United States that has its roots in the...

Biden Warns That Climate Change Could Upend Federal Spending Programs

A chapter in the new Economic Report of the President focuses on the growing risks to people and businesses from rising temperatures, and the...

French Protesters Rally in Last Angry Push Before Pension Bill Vote

Many believe the legislation to raise the retirement age to 64 from 62 will pass Parliament, and they are looking beyond the vote to...

Biden to Announce Nuclear-Powered Submarine Deal with Australia and Britain

The arrangement is part of a broader effort to counter China’s military development and assertive territorial claims across Asia.

In Budget Talks, Biden Rejects Hard Choices of the Past

The president has met Republican demands for debt reduction with a plan to trim deficits by taxing companies and the rich.

Trump Knows How to Make Promises. Do His Rivals?

Mike Pence and Nikki Haley somehow manage to propose ideas that are both implausible and unpopular.

Social Security and Medicare Should Bring Generations Together, Not Tear Them Apart

We need to value and secure our vital facilitators of interdependence.

The Future of Taxes: They’re Higher

Yes, the rich should pay more, but that won’t be enough.

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