Chuck Schumer girds for fight over spending bills newsday.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from newsday.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
While it caught the White House by surprise, the decision to downgrade U.S. government debt reflects Washington's persistent battles over rising federal debt, now projected to approach levels unseen since the end of World War II.
Credit downgrade shocks Biden aides, as more debt fights loom adn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from adn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.