Debt ceiling negotiators on Capitol Hill have agreed to tighten work requirements for nutrition benefits, a longtime conservative goal that the low-profile Foundation for Government Accountability has been helping to advance at the state level.
Some want the president to use his bully pulpit more. Others are openly warning of a progressive "backlash" in his 2024 re-election bid if he cuts a bad deal with Republicans.
The U.S. is a week away from no longer having enough money to pay all of its bills. If that happens, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will be the one to determine who gets paid and when.
Whether it's crisis fatigue or a belief that things will work out at the last minute, Americans have not been pressuring their leaders to solve the debt ceiling standoff.