‘End the Absurdity’​: Experts Say Biden Must Not Let GOP Force ‘Catastrophic’ Default

Ahead of congressional leaders’ Tuesday meeting at the White House, economists and other experts have renewed warnings about what the GOP’s threatened first-ever U.S. default—or even coming precariously close to it—could mean for the country. “Any time would be a bad time to default, but right now, in particular, would be pretty catastrophic,” said Mike Konczal, director [...]