President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden spent the night before Christmas Eve honoring a long-standing tradition of reading books and spreading holiday cheer at Children’s National Hospital in Washington on Friday.
Fueled by the pandemic and years of fiscal splurging, the national debt of the United States blew past a record-shattering $31 trillion in October, and the country is barreling toward a future economic reckoning.
President Joe Biden’s promised reckoning for Saudi Arabia has faded as the spike in energy prices has done the same, leaving the White House to temper Democratic ire.
The final week before Christmas was dominated by events on Capitol Hill, all of a different flavor. First, there was the much-anticipated Jan. 6 commission report, as well as the transcripts of witnesses that were released.
