
Jacob Bogage
Congressional Economics Correspondent at The Washington Post
Congress + economics @washingtonpost. Bad golfer. Follow me on Bluesky: @jacobbogage.bsky.social
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detroitnews.com | Jacob Bogage
POLITICSJacob BogageWashington PostView Comments President Donald Trump’s massive tax and immigration proposal would lead the federal government to spend hundreds of billions of dollars extra paying new interest on the soaring national debt, congressional bookkeepers reported Thursday, as lawmakers come to grips with the gargantuan cost of the GOP’s policy agenda.
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washingtonpost.com | Jacob Bogage
Trump tax bill would add $550 billion in interest payments to national debt (washingtonpost.com) Trump tax bill would add $550 billion in interest payments to national debt By Jacob Bogage 2025060517350700 President Donald Trump's massive tax and immigration proposal would lead the federal government to spend hundreds of billions of dollars extra paying new interest on the soaring national debt, congressional bookkeepers reported Thursday, as lawmakers come to grips with the gargantuan cost...
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postguam.com | Jacob Bogage |Theodoric Meyer
President Donald Trump is pursuing an agenda that would add trillions of dollars to the soaring national debt, ignoring warnings from Wall Street, Republican deficit hawks and his outgoing cost-cutting champion. Though Trump ran for office in part on pledges to slash the size of the federal government and rein in the debt, his record so far has been less fiscally disciplined.
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washingtonpost.com | Jacob Bogage |Theodoric Meyer
Trump proposes policies that would increase the soaring national debt (washingtonpost.com) Trump proposes policies that would increase the soaring national debt By Jacob Bogage; Theodoric Meyer 2025060423573400 President Donald Trump is pursuing an agenda that would add trillions of dollars to the soaring national debt, ignoring warnings from Wall Street, Republican deficit hawks and his outgoing cost-cutting champion.
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washingtonpost.com | Patrick Svitek |Amy B Wang |Brianna Tucker |Maegan Vazquez |Jacob Bogage
Live updates: Trump’s ‘big’ bill projected to add $2.4 trillion to national debt over coming decade (washingtonpost.com) Live updates: Trump’s ‘big’ bill projected to add $2.4 trillion to national debt over coming decade By Patrick Svitek; Amy B Wang; Mariana Alfaro; Brianna Tucker; Maegan Vazquez; Jacob Bogage 2025060410420500 The centerpiece of President Donald Trump's second-term legislative agenda would add more than $2.4 trillion to the national debt over the next decade, according to...
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