Timeframe: Now through mid-to-late December, according to NBC News' First Read, which insists that Washington always waits till right before deadline. What to expect: Campaign-style speeches, floating ...

After President Obama said a deal was "within sight," a tax agreement was evolving in the Senate — but the House acknowledged it would not vote on fiscal measures before the midnight deadline. America ...

If you haven't already heard the phrase "fiscal cliff," get used to it. You'll be hearing a lot about it over the next six months. One of the most important but unknown facts about the federal ...

Current political and economic issues succinctly explained. This publication is now archived. The "fiscal cliff" is a term used to describe a bundle of momentous U.S. federal tax increases and ...

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In the waning hours of 2012, it was announced that a deal had been reached in the Senate to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff, but a vote on the measure seemed unlikely. At approximately 2 am Tuesday, ...

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Let’s be clear what the bargaining over the fiscal cliff is all about. It is not about a long-term solution to our run away deficits and the iceberg looming in the distance: entitlement spending that ...