In remarks to supporters at Mar-a-Lago on New Year’s Eve, Trump announced his plans to attend the funeral of former president Jimmy Carter, who died at age 100 on December 29. Services are scheduled ...

For about 48 hours last week, it looked like a debt ceiling fight in 2025 would be averted, as ideas were floated to postpone the issue until 2027 or 2029 (or even forever). But it was not to be.