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On the Radar

Topics Selected for Next Trump-Biden DebateĀ 

The Commission on Presidential Debates has announced the topics for this Thursday's debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden.

Kristen Welker of NBC News will moderate the debate, which is scheduled for Thursday, October 22nd at 9pm ET at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee.

The topics:

  • Fighting COVID-19
  • American Families
  • Race in America
  • Climate Change
  • National Security
  • Leadership

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Under the Radar

CBO Projects $3.1 Trillion Federal Deficit in 2020

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO)Ā projected that the federal budget deficit was $3.1 trillion in fiscal year 2020, an amount roughly 15.2% of gross domestic product (GDP) which makes it the largest deficit relative to the size of the U.S. economy since 1945. The Treasury Dept. will release the official figure later this month, and theĀ national debt is expected to exceed the size of the economyĀ for the first time since the end of World War II.

Based on the CBOā€™s latest estimate, the deficit widened by more than $2.1 trillion as the federal government spent a record-setting $6.5 trillion, including more than $2 trillion in stimulus spending in response to the coronavirus pandemic. ThisĀ USAFacts chart shows federal spending, tax revenue, and the deficit or surplus in FY2020 dollars dating back to 1980:

See more charts and graphs here, then join the conversation:

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And, in the Endā€¦

On this date in 1914, government-owned vehicles picked up mail for the first time in the U.S.

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