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☆ Economists, activists warn lawmakers of looming debt default if Congress cannot agree to raise the debt ceiling
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-07 | by ( Chelsey Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's, said an impending default would "be a catastrophic blow to the already fragile economy." "Given the dramatic reduction in government spending in this scenario and the already fragile economy, the economy suffers a recession in 2024. "Bond investors, unsure of how this legal uncertainty would be resolved would demand a much higher interest rate in compensation. In his opening remarks, Holtz-Eakin also said that skirting default would have "serious and adverse economic effects." "House Republicans don't seem concerned about the upcoming debt limit deadline," Warren said in her opening remarks.

☆ How to start a cleaning business, from a millennial founder who booked $150,000 in revenue last year
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Alexandra York | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

In 2016, Kaylie Hill quit her job to launch a cleaning business in Orange County, California. Here are her tips for launching a cleaning business and generating multiple income streams. For entrepreneurs looking to launch their own cleaning business, Hill emphasized the importance of using market research to determine your prices. Between editing and posting previous videos, filming cleaning jobs, and replying to comments, she says it feels like working two jobs. She typically works on two or three organizing jobs per month and has two regular cleaning clients.

☆ Republicans pitched an economic solution. Now they'll have to deliver.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Shannon-Pettypiece-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Shannon Pettypiece | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

While Republicans sought to seize on that economic anxiety during the campaign, most candidates provided few specifics. “The GOP still doesn’t know what its economic policy is in a post-Trump world,” said Brian Riedl, who worked for six years as chief economist for Republican Sen. Biden said he has no plans to change his approach to the economy, despite voters’ sentiments, making a shift toward a compromise with Republicans on economic policy seemingly unlikely. “That means there will be a lot less economic policy. “Republicans are going to need to deliver on the economy, especially if the economy is worsening and inflation is worsening,” said Riedl.

☆ Right-wing operatives plead guilty to 2020 election robocall scheme
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Zoë Richards | Zoë Richards Is The Evening Politics Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A pair of right-wing provocateurs pleaded guilty on Monday to telecommunications fraud stemming from robocalls made shortly before the 2020 election. Jacob Wohl, 24, and Jack Burkman, 56, each pleaded guilty to one felony count, a spokesperson from the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office confirmed. Both men were indicted in October 2020 on eight counts of telecommunications fraud and seven counts of bribery in connection with trying to influence voters through robocalls on Aug. 26, 2020, that contained disinformation about mail-in voting ahead of the November election. The remaining charges were dismissed Monday, according to Wohl’s attorney, Mark Wieczorek, who declined to comment on his client's guilty plea. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney James Gutierrez said Burkman and Wohl were "held accountable" for infringing on voters' rights.

Share this -Link copiedCommittee votes to subpoena Trump The committee voted on Thursday unanimously to subpoena Trump. Trump would not be the first president to be subpoenaed, nor would he be the first former president subpoenaed by Congress. "Even before the networks called the race for President Biden on Nov. 7th, his chances of pulling out a victory were virtually nonexistent, and President Trump knew it," Kinzinger said. “At times, President Trump acknowledged the reality of his loss. “What did President Trump know?

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