
The United States maintains a unique legislative process where the budget and borrowing authorization are handled as two separate actions, requiring Congress to periodically raise the debt ceiling, a practice that has occurred over 100 times since World War II.
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The U.S. debt ceiling is a legislative limit on the amount of national debt that can be incurred by the U.S. Treasury. Before 1917, Congress was required to approve every instance of government borrowing individually.
Not so in the United States. There, the budget and borrowing authorisation are two separate legislative processes. Congress approves the budget in one decision, and in a second it sets a ceiling up to which the administration is entitled to borrow.
Don’t ask me what the point of this convoluted and slightly illogical process is; that’s just the way it is. Before 1917, it was even worse: Congress had to approve every instance of government borrowing separately. Traditionally, raising the debt ceiling has happened quietly. Since World War II, the debt ceiling has been raised over a hundred times, usually without any fuss.

The New Taipei City mayoral election has entered a fever pitch. KMT candidate Li Sichuan said in an exclusive interview that the election situation has seen a series of twists and turns. He pointed out that Blues supporters fell into a "spiral of silence" after the general recall. He will hold 5 to 6 large-scale campaigns to create a sense of crisis and strive to encourage all supporters to go out and vote on November 28.

The website of the Central Election Commission leaked the identity card numbers of 1,573 candidates due to an outsourced vendor's error. The People's Party criticized the government's inadequate protection of personal data and called on Legislative Yuan Guoyu to convene consultations as soon as possible to promote the legislation of the "Personal Data Protection Commission Organic Law" to strengthen the independent supervision mechanism.

It was revealed that the identity card numbers of 1,573 candidates were leaked. Wang Wanyu, chairman of the Times Power Party, criticized the failure of the protection mechanism due to the obstruction of the organizational law of the Individual Investment Association; Zhuang Ruixiong, secretary-general of the Democratic Progressive Party, responded that consultations on legislation would be accelerated and the Central Election Commission was asked to identify any mistakes.

After eight years of planning and restoration, Chiayi City's historic building "Old City Hall" was officially lit tonight. This building is an indicator of modern architecture in Taiwan after World War II. In the future, it will be introduced into operation through ROT promotion and participation, and a social innovation base will be set up. The underground parking lot is expected to be completed in 2028.

The first television debate in the Taipei mayoral election will be held on the 31st. KMT candidate Chiang Wanan and his wife will accept an exclusive interview with Wang Weizhong. Jiang Wanan admitted that he was nervous about the debate and praised his opponent Shen Boyang for his excellent eloquence. He said that he would use the last two days to prepare carefully. Due to the busy municipal schedule, the preparation time was shorter than four years ago.

The latest Lianhe Daily poll shows that Shen Boyang leads the Taipei mayoral race with 45% support and Chiang Wanan's 41%, but Chiang Wanan is more optimistic. During the interview, Jiang Wanan admitted that the election campaign was fierce and he would make an all-out effort in the last 30 days, stressing that he would take both municipal and electoral work into consideration.