Though the current partisan standoff in Congress over raising the debt ceiling seems particularly nasty, jeopardizing the economy with brinkmanship over the issue is an American tradition that goes way back. 🧵

Congress is at it again with a dangerous debt ceiling standoff but it really doesn't have to be this way... x.com/MorningBrew/st…

Move over Murakami, bookstores are filling up with celebrity memoirs. Find out why famous people are suddenly so eager to spill their personal tea onto the pages of a bestseller: morningbrew.com/daily/stories/…

STAGGERING: This new study of 133 countries is the first to estimate the impact of all USAID’s work. In 2 decades, it saved *92M* lives. Current cuts, if not reversed, are forecast to cost *14M* lives thru 2030. thelancet.com/journals/lance…