Lame Ducks, Black Swans, and the 2026 Midterm Elections
With the 2026 U.S. midterm elections just weeks away, Rebecca Patterson and Veda Partners Cofounder Henrietta Treyz discuss an impending confrontation over the debt ceiling in the lame-duck session. They warn that a 2011-style standoff could unfold if political brinkmanship and a lack of serious effort to stabilize the country’s debt trajectory continue.
Host:
Rebecca Patterson, Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
Guest:
Henrietta Treyz, Co-Founder and Director of Economic Policy, Veda
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