#A growing number of Americans face potentially crippling credit-card debt

#A growing number of Americans face potentially crippling credit-card debt

A growing number of Americans face potentially crippling credit-card debt Americans are piling on credit-card debt just as interest rates are reaching historic highs.  Multiple polls show American consumers sinking deeper into credit-card debt. A new survey from Bankrate, the consumer finance company, found 46 percent of cardholders carrying credit-card balances from month to month,…

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#White House chief of staff Ron Klain to step down

#White House chief of staff Ron Klain to step down

White House chief of staff Ron Klain to step down White House chief of staff Ron Klain, who has served in the position since the start of the administration, is preparing to step down, a source familiar with his plans confirmed to The Hill. Klain will likely leave following President Biden’s State of the Union…

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#Where Biden’s racial justice agenda stands

#Where Biden’s racial justice agenda stands

Where Biden’s racial justice agenda stands Racial justice was at the forefront of President Biden’s agenda when he took office. Yet despite signing an executive order on advancing racial equity, critics say he’s made little progress since his election, including on voting rights and police reform, two major concerns for Black voters. He now faces a…

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#McCarthy tries to get out of his box on debt ceiling 

#McCarthy tries to get out of his box on debt ceiling 

McCarthy tries to get out of his box on debt ceiling  House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is pressing for Democrats to come to the bargaining table and begin negotiations to address the nation’s debt limit, as he faces pressures within his party to make good on significant fiscal reform.   McCarthy called on the White House to start…

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