Inside the White House with Jeff Stein

Episode 42 Sneak Peek

Jeff Stein is the Washington Post’s reporter on White House economics, covering everything from the Biden admin’s pandemic response to the infrastructure bill and the encroaching debt-ceiling limit. Through his White House coverage, Jeff has brought attention to the president’s handling of the last year’s major events — the eviction crisis, the Delta variant outbreak, the expansion of child tax credits, and more.

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NEWS: WH aides planning how to make grueling cuts to Biden agenda to accommodate centrists Manchin's $1.5T "topline" = ~**60%** cut to Biden's plans Wrenching choices of what gets left out: Homelessness or climate? Seniors or poor? Hungry or sick?

washingtonpost.comWhite House confronts grueling choices as it debates major cuts to Biden economic plan

While the Senate narrowly skirted a government shutdown by temporarily funding the U.S. government through December, critical tasks remain: keeping the U.S. from defaulting on its debts, as well as voting on the infrastructure bill. (For a deep dive into the strategies and politics behind the budget bill, we think you’ll be interested in last week’s episode with David Sirota.) Jeff has written some great primers on how Biden — a presidential candidate who promised to wealthy donors that “nothing will fundamentally change,” but whose admin has ushered in important steps like the current child tax credit — is responding to the current moment, as pressure from conservatives against progressive budget items mounts. We’re looking forward to getting his analysis on the show this week.

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