SIX. LAWMAKERS ADVANCE A MAIN LINE TWO YEAR BUDGET BILL TO FINAL READING. IT WAS A 39 TO 6 VOTE. GOOD EVENING. I’M ROB MCCARTNEY. I’M JULIE CORNELL. NEBRASKA SENATORS MADE SOME MINOR CHANGES TO THE ...

The U.S government’s debt hit $37.6 trillion on Sept. 30, the end of the most recent fiscal year. To put that number in perspective, a stack of $1 bills in that amount would be 2.5 million miles tall.

A bipartisan commitment to responsible budgeting was once a fundamental part of American governance. Congress borrowed for exceptional situations and reduced the debt burden otherwise. Since the Great ...