2024 campaign kicks off with confrontation over MAGA plan to force US default!

Seeking to extort killer austerity in federal budget, Qevin McCarthy manages to pass a budget resolution demanding 22% cuts in Medicaid, veterans’ benefits, student loan debt relief, IRS modernization, and Social Security/Medicare administration; Large areas of discretionary spending would be crippled; XIV Amendment makes default on US public debt unconstitutional and illegal, meaning there can [...]