New health care laws in Pa., N.J. and Del. in 2025

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! This past year, lawmakers in the tri-state area were focused on expanding access to maternal health support, strengthening consumer protections against medical debt, boosting access to mental health in schools and more. Here…

Donald Trump loses debt ceiling war as government avoids shutdown, Biden signs relief bill into law

Image Image Credit Sarah Meyssonnier / Contributor Image Size landscape-medium Congress narrowly averted a government shutdown with the passage of a stopgap funding bill shortly after midnight on Saturday (Dec. 21). According to CNN, President-Elect Donald Trump was “frustrated” that his demand for a debt ceiling increase was dropped from negotiations. The 11th-hour deal provides…

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Why Trump suddenly cares about the U.S. debt ceiling

As the U.S. Congress scrambled to come up with a spending bill to avoid a government shutdown, U.S. president-elect Donald Trump shocked many lawmakers by demanding that any such bill must also increase the country’s debt ceiling. He insisted that any deal must include that provision for the debt ceiling, the legislative limit on the amount of national debt the country…