GOVERNMENT & POWER

Jun 26, 2026

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1 min read

What the Pentagon said six weeks ago

Your senators are being asked to vote on a figure almost three times what their colleagues heard in May.

GOVERNMENT & POWER

$500 a month — the projected Social Security cut when the trust fund hits zero

Jun 24, 2026

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1 min read

$500 a month — the projected Social Security cut when the trust fund hits zero

The 2026 Trustees Report has a date, a percentage, and a monthly dollar figure — and every one of them is worse than last year's report.

GOVERNMENT & POWER

The number that got buried while everyone watched the Fed yesterday

Jun 18, 2026

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1 min read

The number that got buried while everyone watched the Fed yesterday

At $88 billion a month, the debt bill passed the defense budget — and the Fed may not be done raising rates.

GOVERNMENT & POWER

Jun 9, 2026

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1 min read

What 100 days of war cost your family

Moody's did the arithmetic. It's bigger than you think.

GOVERNMENT & POWER

Jun 2, 2026

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1 min read

The biggest workforce cut in 70 years

And it’s not at a Fortune 500.

GOVERNMENT & POWER

May 19, 2026

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1 min read

The U.S. can't outrun this payment

It's bigger than what Washington spends on defense.

GOVERNMENT & POWER

May 12, 2026

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1 min read

It doubled in three years

Quietly. While everyone watched something else.

GOVERNMENT & POWER

Jun 26, 2026

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1 min read

What the Pentagon said six weeks ago

Your senators are being asked to vote on a figure almost three times what their colleagues heard in May.

One Number

GOVERNMENT & POWER

Jun 24, 2026

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1 min read

$500 a month — the projected Social Security cut when the trust fund hits zero

The 2026 Trustees Report has a date, a percentage, and a monthly dollar figure — and every one of them is worse than last year's report.

One Number

GOVERNMENT & POWER

Jun 18, 2026

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1 min read

The number that got buried while everyone watched the Fed yesterday

At $88 billion a month, the debt bill passed the defense budget — and the Fed may not be done raising rates.

One Number

GOVERNMENT & POWER

Jun 9, 2026

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1 min read

What 100 days of war cost your family

Moody's did the arithmetic. It's bigger than you think.

One Number

GOVERNMENT & POWER

Jun 2, 2026

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1 min read

The biggest workforce cut in 70 years

And it’s not at a Fortune 500.

One Number

GOVERNMENT & POWER

May 19, 2026

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1 min read

The U.S. can't outrun this payment

It's bigger than what Washington spends on defense.

One Number

GOVERNMENT & POWER

May 12, 2026

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1 min read

It doubled in three years

Quietly. While everyone watched something else.

One Number