The United States’ national debt now totals roughly $38.7 trillion, exceeding $355,000 per taxpayer. Such figures invite scrutiny of the government programs driving chronic budget deficits. According to the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, “one of the largest drivers of that rising debt is federal spending on major healthcare programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid.
“The conflict could be remembered as a key catalyst for erosion in petrodollar dominance and the beginnings of the petroyuan.”
Housing affordability has become one of the most politically-charged economic issues in the United States. Home prices and rents have risen sharply over the past several years, leaving many families struggling to buy or rent a place to live. In response, members of Congress have proposed new legislation aimed at limiting large institutional investors from purchasing single-family homes. The goal is simple and politically popular: make housing more affordable for ordinary buyers.
When Trump ordered the first wave of strikes in this ongoing war with Iran last month, he did so while his administration was engaged in active negotiations with the Iranian government. That echoed the situation last June when Israel launched a bombing campaign days after Trump scheduled new talks with Iran—a move Trump later claimed was a deliberate deception to help make the Israeli strikes more effective.
