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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, staring down a U.S. default if Congress does not reach a deal to raise the debt ceiling, argued on Thursday that the country should find a new way to avoid similar showdowns in the future. “Personally, I think we should find a different system for deciding on fiscal policy,” Yellen said at a G7 meeting in Japan, according to The Associated Press, when asked about the debt ceiling. Yellen, who stressed it was her personal opinion and not that of President Biden, floated the idea that Congress could repeal the debt ceiling entirely. Or the president...

Church-and-state standoffs spread over USA Wed Oct 1, 6:29 AM ET By Larry Copeland, USA TODAY This leafy city, whose many churches inspired an early poet to write of its "clustered spires," is beloved by history buffs. Francis Scott Key lived here after he wrote The Star-Spangled Banner. Antietam, the Civil War battlefield that in 1862 produced the bloodiest day in U.S. history, is a short drive away. Today, Frederick is a battleground in another bitter conflict how to define the appropriate role of religion in the nation's public buildings and town squares. High school senior Blake Trettien sued the...