Democrats argue the speedy nature of the effort to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court is related to an upcoming case on the Affordable Care Act
The deep well of savings among U.S. households and businesses, so far, has helped offset the government's deficits. There's also the Federal Reserve's footprint in the market.
The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus illness COVID-19 was heading for 216,000 on Wednesday, driven by a spike in new cases in the Midwest and Mountain West that are starting to fill hospital beds and squeeze health care systems.