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The Biden administration originally introduced the package in October, and its subsequent convoluted, and often stalled, passage through Congress demonstrates a range of complex…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286822
ISSN: 2633-304X
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On January 18, a Gallup study found that global approval of US leadership had fallen to 30%, a record low, down from 48% in 2016 and 1 percentage point behind China; Germany has…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB229384
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Biden will request USD2bn in additional military aid to Israel following the Hamas attacks, and is expected to tie this to a broader emergency assistance package that would unlock…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282706
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Trump’s commitment to building a US-Mexico border wall means he may try to redirect additional funds from elsewhere for the purpose. Some of these could come from Puerto Rican…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB241833
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States' revenues have fallen sharply while mandatory spending has surged; one projection sees their combined budgetary shortfall amounting to USD615bn over the next three years…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253994
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In responding to COVID-19, the Fed, working with the Treasury, is making massive fiscal interventions. Congress has also appropriated 3 trillion dollars in aid so far.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB252732
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This comes after House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi yesterday announced impeachment investigations against Trump. The Democrats suspect that Trump blocked an aid…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB246673
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Some hard-right members of the Republican congressional caucus argue that allowing federal spending to lapse and threatening a government shutdown could force legislators to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB223977
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Tillerson was initially viewed as one in a troika of stability-minded officials with more orthodox views on foreign policy than President Donald Trump, along with Secretary of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB222186
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One aspect of the challenge now facing Biden involves domestic politics. Congressional Democrats overwhelmingly support Israel’s response to the October 7 attack by Hamas, but the…