The U.S. government hit its $31.4 trillion borrowing limit on Thursday, just as newly empowered House Republicans, led by Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), say they’ll use the debt ceiling to force budget cuts.
Between President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, it has been more than a decade since the country was offered a major presidential nominee who didn't wind up embroiled in a classified documents scandal.
Republicans in Congress are ramping up investigations into President Joe Biden’s Washington think tank, the center’s funding, and who had access to the previously little-known center after classified documents were discovered inside a closet.