Showing results for: debt

International rights group calls out U.S. for allowing hospitals to push millions into debt
Hospitals are trapping patients in medical debt and cycles of abusive billing and debt collection practices
06/16/2023 11:50 UTC
Trump, Bush tax cuts have largely driven national debt issues since 2001: report
“The United States does not have a high-spending problem; it has a low-tax problem,” the report concludes
03/28/2023 21:30 UTC
Appeals court blocks Biden's student debt relief program temporarily
"The folks who want to keep us in debt are organized," a campaigner says. "We need to be too"
10/22/2022 13:43 UTC
Universities are still not held accountable for the student debt mental health crisis
A college degree is supposed to open doors to the future, but overwhelming debt can make grads feel trapped instead
05/08/2021 17:00 UTC
Voters want Biden to cancel $50,000 in student debt, by huge margin: poll
"It's almost like the American people want government to meet the scale of the crisis"
02/21/2021 09:00 UTC
Debt ceiling deal may be close, McCarthy says — but will the rest of Congress buy it?
Biden and McCarthy may cut a deal before the weekend — but many Republicans and Democrats are likely to oppose it
05/26/2023 20:23 UTC
"Cancel it. Every penny": Poll shows 83% of Democrats want Biden to nix student debt
"Even Americans who don't carry student debt themselves are sympathetic and are supportive of loan forgiveness."
02/23/2022 09:45 UTC
"Pretty troubling": Progressives raise concerns over White House comments on spending cuts
The United States is barreling towards "catastrophic debt default," but what costs will get cut?
05/15/2023 07:00 UTC
How Democrats clean up the messes left by Republicans
Thanks to Donald Trump, they’ll have to do so again
02/20/2020 09:00 UTC
Why former Trump Treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin is making a last-minute plea to Mitch McConnell
The development comes amid a looming government shutdown if a bipartisan deal on the debt ceiling isn't reached
09/22/2021 23:16 UTC
Ilhan Omar takes aim at Ted Cruz over plan to block student debt relief: "Miserable little weasel"
Omar blasts Cruz over GOP plan to kill student debt relief
09/07/2022 16:38 UTC
Biden student debt plan hailed as “good start” but progressives say it shows he “can cancel it all”
Biden announced plan to cancel up to $10K for borrowers earning up to $125K and up to $20K for Pell recipients
08/24/2022 17:26 UTC
Elizabeth Warren sounds the alarm on GOP plot to "blow up the economy" to help Trump win in 2024
Massachusetts senator worries Republicans will use power to cause "chaos" ahead of election
11/15/2022 09:00 UTC
Trump built a national debt so big (even before COVID) that it’ll weigh down the economy for years
The “King of Debt” promised to reduce the national debt — then his tax cuts made it surge
01/16/2021 09:00 UTC
Why Joe Biden should forgive billions in student debt
“This is an opportunity for Joe Biden to have his FDR moment"
12/09/2020 00:45 UTC