Washington Divided As America Hits Its Debt Limit

Today, America will hit its debt ceiling, meaning that the government is no longer able to borrow money. With the new Republican-led House of Representatives, the Biden administration is having trouble negotiating a workaround. President Biden is calling for Congress to raise the debt ceiling without preconditions. However, Speaker McCarthy and other House Republicans, are pushing for cuts to the federal budget. FOX Business White House Correspondent Edward Lawrence joins the Rundown to explain what hitting the limit means for the government, the politics getting in the way of a resolution, and why this could be an economic calamity if it's not solved by June.

The past few years have revealed just how dangerous fentanyl is, with CDC research demonstrating how the synthetic opioid has been fueling a sharp rise in overdose deaths in the United States. Major cities across the country are waking up to this threat, with the NYC Health Department recently acknowledging that drug overdoses in their city went up 76 percent in a two-year period, with 80 percent of overdoses in 2021 being linked to fentanyl. Desilynn Smith is Clinical Director at the Gateway To Change rehabilitation center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and just two years ago lost her husband to a fentanyl overdose. Now, she joins the podcast to share how her loss changed her approach to counseling addiction and mental health, how the stigma of addiction can become a barrier for many seeking help, and the importance of education and resources in high-risk areas to prevent further overdose deaths.

Plus, commentary from FOX News Contributor Joe Concha.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices