White House to McCarthy: No negotiations on debt limit
1 year, 11 months ago

White House to McCarthy: No negotiations on debt limit

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The White House says President Joe Biden “looks forward” to sitting down with new House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to discuss a range of topics, including perhaps the thorniest challenge confronting Washington this year: raising the nation’s debt limit. “Like the president has said many times, raising the debt ceiling is not a negotiation; it is an obligation of this country and its leaders to avoid economic chaos,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in the statement released Friday evening. That is not negotiable.” The top two Democrats in Congress, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, both of New York, will meet with Biden on Tuesday, the White House said. “President Biden: I accept your invitation to sit down and discuss a responsible debt ceiling increase to address irresponsible government spending,” McCarthy said on Twitter earlier Friday, after Jean-Pierre said at a briefing that she had no date to share about a meeting between Biden and the speaker.

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Biden signs bill that averts a government shutdown and brings a close to days of Washington upheaval
3 days, 4 hours ago

Biden signs bill that averts a government shutdown and brings a close to days of Washington upheaval

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed a bill into law Saturday that averts a government shutdown, bringing a final close to days of upheaval after Congress approved a temporary funding plan just past the deadline and refused President-elect Donald Trump’s core debt demands in the package. That’s good news for the American people.” House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., had insisted …

US House Of Representatives Passes Legislation To Prevent Government Shutdown
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3 days, 12 hours ago

US House Of Representatives Passes Legislation To Prevent Government Shutdown

ABP News  

The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives passed legislation to prevent a midnight government shutdown on Friday, defying President-elect Donald Trump's call to approve trillions of dollars in new debt. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer posted on X that he is “confident” the Senate will vote to avert a shutdown and hopes “to get it passed as soon as possible.” The legislation …

Joe Biden signs bills to avert shutdown, ending days of political turmoil in Washington
3 days, 20 hours ago

Joe Biden signs bills to avert shutdown, ending days of political turmoil in Washington

India Today  

President Joe Biden on Saturday signed legislation that averts a government shutdown heading into Christmas, bringing a final close to days of upheaval in Washington after Congress passed a bipartisan budget plan just past the deadline and rejected Donald Trump’s core demand in the negotiations. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., had insisted lawmakers would “meet our obligations” and not allow …

Biden signs bill that averts government shutdown after days of upheaval
3 days, 20 hours ago

Biden signs bill that averts government shutdown after days of upheaval

LA Times  

The Capitol is pictured in Washington on Friday. President Biden signed a bill into law Saturday that averts a government shutdown, bringing a final close to days of upheaval after Congress approved a temporary funding plan just past the deadline and refused President-elect Donald Trump’s core debt demands in the package. That’s good news for the American people.” House Speaker …

House approves funding bill, sends to Senate hours before government shutdown deadline
3 days, 20 hours ago

House approves funding bill, sends to Senate hours before government shutdown deadline

New Indian Express  

The new 118-page package would fund the government at current levels through March and adds $100 billion in disaster aid and $10 billion in agricultural assistance to farmers. The federal debt limit expires Jan. 1, and Trump doesn't want the first months of his new administration saddled with tough negotiations in Congress to lift the nation's borrowing capacity. “Congress must …

'I feel sorry for him': Ex-Republican lawmaker says Trump just 'kneecapped' Mike Johnson
4 days, 2 hours ago

'I feel sorry for him': Ex-Republican lawmaker says Trump just 'kneecapped' Mike Johnson

Raw Story  

Former Rep. Charlie Dent unloaded on congressional Republicans on Friday for creating what he described as a "holy mess" by following X owner Elon Musk's orders and tanking a bipartisan deal to keep the federal government from shutting down. Appearing on MSNBC on Friday, Dent expressed bewilderment at Republicans who said that they don't need to bother negotiating with Democrats …

Looming government shutdown a 'terrifying preview' of Trump and DOGE
5 days, 9 hours ago

Looming government shutdown a 'terrifying preview' of Trump and DOGE

Raw Story  

U.S. President Trump and his allies, including billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, are blowing up bipartisan efforts to prevent a government shutdown that could begin this weekend with statements opposing a proposed stopgap measure. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a Wednesday statement that "Republicans need to stop playing politics with this bipartisan agreement or they will …

Democrats dodge a debt ceiling deal
5 days, 20 hours ago

Democrats dodge a debt ceiling deal

Politico  

“Let’s get rid of the debt limit. As much as Democrats would love to disarm this particular legislative time bomb, they’re not in any mood to negotiate with Republicans after Trump and billionaire ally Elon Musk sabotaged the prior deal to keep the government open and provide billions in disaster and farm relief. Rep. Brad Schneider, the incoming chair of …

"Call their bluff": Trump, Vance urge GOP lawmakers to vote down emergency government funding bill
6 days, 20 hours ago

"Call their bluff": Trump, Vance urge GOP lawmakers to vote down emergency government funding bill

Salon  

President-elect Donald Trump is urging members of his party to vote down a resolution that would fund the federal government into March. In a joint statement with Vice President-elect JD Vance shared by Vance on social media, the incoming executives said that Republican legislators should "call bluff" of congressional Democrats and push for a new resolution that doesn't include spending …

Biden hosts high-stakes White House talks on Ukraine, shutdown
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden hosts high-stakes White House talks on Ukraine, shutdown

Hindustan Times  

US President Joe Biden hosts urgent talks with top Congress leaders at the White House Tuesday in a bid to unlock billions of dollars in stalled emergency aid to war-torn Ukraine and avert a looming government shutdown at home. The White House said Biden will meet Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson and his Democratic counterpart Hakeem Jeffries, as well as …

Biden is summoning congressional leaders to the White House to talk Ukraine and government funding
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Biden is summoning congressional leaders to the White House to talk Ukraine and government funding

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will convene the top four congressional leaders at the White House on Tuesday to press lawmakers on passing an emergency aid package for Ukraine and Israel, as well as averting a looming government shutdown next month, according to a White House official. The top four leaders include House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., Senate Majority Leader …

Threat of government shutdown ends as U.S. Congress passes a temporary funding plan and sends it to Biden
1 year, 2 months ago

Threat of government shutdown ends as U.S. Congress passes a temporary funding plan and sends it to Biden

The Hindu  

The threat of a federal government shutdown ended late Saturday, hours before a midnight deadline, as Congress approved a temporary funding bill to keep agencies open and sent the measure to President Joe Biden to sign. And we’re going to keep government open.” With no deal in place before Sunday, federal workers will face furloughs, more than 2 million active-duty …

McCarthy rejects Senate spending bill while scrambling for a House plan that averts a shutdown
1 year, 2 months ago

McCarthy rejects Senate spending bill while scrambling for a House plan that averts a shutdown

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A government shutdown appeared all but inevitable as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy dug in Thursday, vowing he will not take up Senate legislation designed to keep the federal government fully running despite House Republicans’ struggle to unite around an alternative. I’ve got time to do other things,” McCarthy told reporters Thursday evening at the Capitol, adding, “At the …

Congress says it wants to avoid a shutdown. But the House and Senate are moving even further apart
1 year, 2 months ago

Congress says it wants to avoid a shutdown. But the House and Senate are moving even further apart

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Congress is starkly divided over very different paths to preventing a federal shutdown — the Senate charging ahead with a bipartisan package to temporarily fund the government but the House slogging through a longshot effort with no real chance of finishing by Saturday’s deadline. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print …

Speaker McCarthy is giving hard-right Republicans what they want. But it never seems to be enough.
1 year, 3 months ago

Speaker McCarthy is giving hard-right Republicans what they want. But it never seems to be enough.

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Staring down a fast-approaching government shutdown that threatens to disrupt life for millions of Americans, Speaker Kevin McCarthy has turned to a strategy that so far has preserved his tenuous hold on House leadership but also marked it by chaos: giving hard-right lawmakers what they want. “Because shutting down — and having border agents not be paid, your …

McCarthy to officially back impeachment inquiry into President Biden this week: report
1 year, 3 months ago

McCarthy to officially back impeachment inquiry into President Biden this week: report

Raw Story  

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has reportedly decided to take the plunge and launch an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. Punchbowl News reports that McCarthy will announce this week that he supports launching an impeachment inquiry, despite the fact that none of the House GOP's investigations have yet to uncover any evidence that Biden benefited from the overseas business dealings …

McCarthy facing revolt from 'fed up' moderates for letting extremists hold the party 'hostage'
1 year, 3 months ago

McCarthy facing revolt from 'fed up' moderates for letting extremists hold the party 'hostage'

Raw Story  

With budget negotiations heating up and the far-right Republican Party House members clamoring for impeachment hearings on President Joe Biden, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is entering the most fraught period of his already tenuous speakership. Now, according to a new report from Politico, the threat to his leadership is coming from GOP moderates who are furious with the California Republican …

Opinion: Watch as Kevin McCarthy puts on 'impeachment theater' while the government teeters
1 year, 3 months ago

Opinion: Watch as Kevin McCarthy puts on 'impeachment theater' while the government teeters

LA Times  

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy holds a news conference at the Capitol in Washington as the House prepares to leave for its August recess. Last spring House Speaker Kevin McCarthy rightly got props from folks across the political spectrum, myself included, for compromising with President Biden to raise the nation’s debt limit and thereby avert economic armageddon. As Florida Man Rep. …

A House impeachment inquiry of President Biden is a ‘natural step forward,’ Speaker McCarthy says
1 year, 3 months ago

A House impeachment inquiry of President Biden is a ‘natural step forward,’ Speaker McCarthy says

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Speaker Kevin McCarthy suggested Sunday that an impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden was becoming more likely, calling it “a natural step forward” as Congress soon ends its summer break and House Republicans seek to expand their investigative powers. Meanwhile, McCarthy said passing a short-term spending bill to keep the government running past the end of September would …

Group of House conservatives unveils demands to support spending bill and avoid shutdown
1 year, 4 months ago

Group of House conservatives unveils demands to support spending bill and avoid shutdown

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House conservatives in a group known as the Freedom Caucus have unveiled a list of demands that they want included in a stopgap spending measure to keep the federal government running after the end of September. Historically, members of the Freedom Caucus rarely support short-term spending bills to keep the government open, but with Republicans holding just a …

Members of Congress break for August with no clear path to avoiding a shutdown this fall
1 year, 4 months ago

Members of Congress break for August with no clear path to avoiding a shutdown this fall

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers broke for their August recess this week with work on funding the government largely incomplete, fueling worries about whether Congress will be able to avoid a partial government shutdown this fall. “We should not fear a government shutdown,” said Rep. Bob Good, R-Va. “Most of the American people won’t even miss if the government is shut down …

21 far-right Republicans demand Kevin McCarthy shutdown the government in budget negotiations
1 year, 5 months ago

21 far-right Republicans demand Kevin McCarthy shutdown the government in budget negotiations

Raw Story  

In a letter to Speaker Kevin McCarthy, 21 members of his own GOP caucus listed their demands to support any appropriations bill. According to the letter, “We plan to vote against any appropriations bills" that don't remove the debt ceiling "deal" that the House and the President agreed to earlier this year. Finally, they say, "Through continued conversations, we will …

How Joe Biden will increase his reelection chances by fixing these five everyday annoyances
1 year, 5 months ago

How Joe Biden will increase his reelection chances by fixing these five everyday annoyances

Raw Story  

President Joe Biden has lately focused on solving relatively small — but highly annoying — everyday problems that Americans face. “You shouldn’t have to pay an extra $50 to sit next to your child on the plane, pay a surprise ‘resort fee’ for a hotel stay, pay $200 to terminate your cable plan, or pay huge service fees to buy …

GOP accused of breaking debt ceiling deal and 'threatening a government shutdown'
1 year, 6 months ago

GOP accused of breaking debt ceiling deal and 'threatening a government shutdown'

Raw Story  

The top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee accused her Republican colleagues on Thursday of increasing the likelihood of a government shutdown by approving spending numbers below the levels set under the bipartisan debt ceiling agreement, which hasn't even been law for two weeks. In an appearance on CNN, Rep. Rosa DeLauro said House Republicans have already "walked away from …

Hard-line conservatives demand concessions from House Speaker McCarthy in debt-ceiling standoff
1 year, 6 months ago

Hard-line conservatives demand concessions from House Speaker McCarthy in debt-ceiling standoff

Hindustan Times  

Hard-line conservatives angered by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s debt-ceiling deal are demanding power-sharing and budget-cutting concessions from him in exchange for allowing legislation to move on the House floor. U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 8, 2023. REUTERS/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/ In agreeing Monday to temporarily lift a nearly week-long blockade of the …

GOP conservatives shutter House to protest McCarthy-Biden debt deal, setting up next budget brawl
1 year, 6 months ago

GOP conservatives shutter House to protest McCarthy-Biden debt deal, setting up next budget brawl

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In fallout from the debt ceiling deal, Speaker Kevin McCarthy is suddenly confronting a new threat to his power as angry hard-right conservatives bring the House chamber to a halt, reviving their displeasure over the compromise struck with President Joe Biden and demanding deeper spending cuts ahead. It’s all setting the stage for a potentially disastrous showdown ahead, …

House conservatives block GOP bills, voice frustration in response to last week’s debt ceiling vote
1 year, 6 months ago

House conservatives block GOP bills, voice frustration in response to last week’s debt ceiling vote

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House conservatives staged a mini-revolt Tuesday in retaliation for Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s leadership on last week’s vote to raise the debt ceiling, the right wing banding together to block progress on a mixture of bills and vent their frustration. “The debt limit last week displayed just how far House Republicans have come as a team.” What led the …

Biden signs debt ceiling bill that pulls US back from brink of unprecedented default
1 year, 6 months ago

Biden signs debt ceiling bill that pulls US back from brink of unprecedented default

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — With just two days to spare, President Joe Biden signed legislation on Saturday that lifts the nation’s debt ceiling, averting an unprecedented default on the federal government’s debt. Instead of holding a public ceremony with lawmakers from both parties — showcasing the bipartisanship that Biden had cited in an Oval Office address on Friday evening — the president …

Biden set to sign debt ceiling bill that averts prospect of unprecedented federal default
1 year, 6 months ago

Biden set to sign debt ceiling bill that averts prospect of unprecedented federal default

The Hindu  

President Joe Biden is expected to sign legislation on Saturday to raise the debt ceiling, dodging Monday's deadline when the Treasury warned that the United States would start running short of cash to pay all its bills. The agreement was hashed out by Mr. Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, giving Republicans some of their demanded federal spending cuts but …

Biden signs debt ceiling bill, pulling US from brink of default
1 year, 6 months ago

Biden signs debt ceiling bill, pulling US from brink of default

Al Jazeera  

With just two days to spare, President Joe Biden has signed legislation that lifts the nation’s debt ceiling, averting an economically disastrous default on the federal government’s debt. “We’re protecting important priorities from Social Security to Medicare to Medicaid to veterans to our transformational investments in infrastructure and clean energy.” Even as he pledged to continue working with Republicans, Biden …

'Stuff it': Debt deal showed GOP has the 'power to defeat the MAGA wing nuts'
1 year, 6 months ago

'Stuff it': Debt deal showed GOP has the 'power to defeat the MAGA wing nuts'

Raw Story  

Something strange and hopeful happened this week, wrote Dana Milbank for The Washington Post. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, having cut a surprisingly balanced debt ceiling deal with President Joe Biden, ignored the howling and threats of the far-right flank of his party. "Many of the same House GOP extremists who nearly denied Kevin McCarthy the speakership did their utmost this …

How Biden and McCarthy struck a debt limit deal and staved off a catastrophe
1 year, 6 months ago

How Biden and McCarthy struck a debt limit deal and staved off a catastrophe

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — It was advice that Mitch McConnell had offered to Joe Biden once already: To resolve the debt limit standoff, he needed to strike a deal with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy — and McCarthy alone. I told you then, it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish.” This account of the weeks-long saga of how Washington defused the …

Just days to spare, Senate gives final approval to debt ceiling deal, sending it to Biden
1 year, 6 months ago

Just days to spare, Senate gives final approval to debt ceiling deal, sending it to Biden

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Fending off a U.S. default, the Senate gave final approval late Thursday to a debt ceiling and budget cuts package, grinding into the night to wrap up work on the bipartisan deal and send it to President Joe Biden’s desk to become law before the fast-approaching deadline. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said ahead of voting that the …

Underestimated McCarthy emerges from debt deal empowered as speaker, still threatened by far right
1 year, 6 months ago

Underestimated McCarthy emerges from debt deal empowered as speaker, still threatened by far right

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is nothing if not a political survivor. And perhaps most importantly for McCarthy, who has worked hard to maintain a relationship with Donald Trump, the former president gave a subdued nod of approval to the deal struck by the ally he used to affectionately call “My Kevin.” “I would have taken the default if …

Explained: How 'odd pair', Joe Biden and Kevin McCarthy, helped avert US debt default
1 year, 6 months ago

Explained: How 'odd pair', Joe Biden and Kevin McCarthy, helped avert US debt default

Firstpost  

Like bomb squad technicians who just snipped the last wire on a ticking device, Joe Biden and top Republican Kevin McCarthy are breathing a sigh of relief after reaching a deal on the US debt ceiling. On 27 May 2023, Biden and McCarthy reached a debt ceiling deal to avert US default. Biden is a Democratic president running for re-election …

Just Days To Spare, Senate Gives Final Approval To Debt Ceiling Deal, Sending It To Biden
1 year, 6 months ago

Just Days To Spare, Senate Gives Final Approval To Debt Ceiling Deal, Sending It To Biden

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Fending off a U.S. default, the Senate gave final approval late Thursday to a debt ceiling and budget cuts package, grinding into the night to wrap up work on the bipartisan deal and send it to President Joe Biden's desk to become law before the fast-approaching deadline. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the bill's …

What is the US debt ceiling and what is in the Biden-McCarthy deal?
1 year, 6 months ago

What is the US debt ceiling and what is in the Biden-McCarthy deal?

The Telegraph  

What is the US debt ceiling? Congress passes new spending bills that will increase the debt level, but the debt ceiling is not raised until it is about to be breached. Past debt ceiling fights have typically ended with a hastily arranged agreement in the final hours of negotiations, thus avoiding a default. “That’s the responsibility of governing.” The agreement …

McCarthy proved he’s a stronger House speaker than many expected. But GOP is split over cutting government
1 year, 6 months ago

McCarthy proved he’s a stronger House speaker than many expected. But GOP is split over cutting government

LA Times  

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy leaves the chamber Wednesday after winning a crucial procedural vote on the debt ceiling and budget package he negotiated with President Biden. A win, but with limits By parceling out significant authority to each of the major factions in the House majority — the “five families,” as Republicans have taken to calling them — McCarthy gave …

US debt deal passes House vote: How this is a big win for McCarthy
1 year, 6 months ago

US debt deal passes House vote: How this is a big win for McCarthy

Firstpost  

When the debt limit fight began, it was widely assumed that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, untested and inexperienced in high-stakes negotiations, would either preside over an economically and politically calamitous government default or lose his hard-won post in a right-wing mutiny after caving to Democrats. With House approval Wednesday night of the debt-limit package he personally negotiated with President Joe …

House OKs debt ceiling bill to avoid default, sends Biden-McCarthy deal to Senate
1 year, 6 months ago

House OKs debt ceiling bill to avoid default, sends Biden-McCarthy deal to Senate

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Veering away from a default crisis, the House approved a debt ceiling and budget cuts package late Wednesday, as President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy assembled a bipartisan coalition of centrist Democrats and Republicans against fierce conservative blowback and progressive dissent. Tensions ran high throughout the day as hard-right Republicans refused the deal, while Democrats said “extremist” …

Debt Ceiling Deal Clears House On Bipartisan Vote; Senate Up Next
1 year, 6 months ago

Debt Ceiling Deal Clears House On Bipartisan Vote; Senate Up Next

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The bill to raise the government’s limit on borrowing and trim the federal budget deficit passed the House late Wednesday, leaving the Senate the last obstacle to avoiding a debt default. “We produced a bill that — in divided government — takes a step towards smaller government, less regulation, more economic growth, and more take-home pay,” McCarthy …

Just days to spare, Senate gives final approval to debt ceiling deal, sending it to Biden
1 year, 6 months ago

Just days to spare, Senate gives final approval to debt ceiling deal, sending it to Biden

LA Times  

Days away from a default crisis, the Capitol is illuminated as the Senate works into the night to finish votes on amendments on the big debt ceiling and budget cuts package. Fending off a U.S. default, the Senate gave final approval late Thursday to a debt ceiling and budget cuts package, grinding into the night to wrap up work on …

US debt ceiling bill passes House with broad bipartisan support
1 year, 6 months ago

US debt ceiling bill passes House with broad bipartisan support

India Today  

A divided US House of Representatives passed a bill to suspend the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling on Wednesday, with majority support from both Democrats and Republicans to overcome opposition led by hardline conservatives and avoid a catastrophic default. READ | US debt ceiling deal ready to head to Congress, says Biden as cash runs low Republicans control the House by …

After Calling Joe Biden Senile, Republicans Complain He Outsmarted Them
1 year, 6 months ago

After Calling Joe Biden Senile, Republicans Complain He Outsmarted Them

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― In March, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s colleagues laughed as the California Republican mocked President Joe Biden’s age, saying he would bring Biden “soft food” so they could negotiate over the debt ceiling. “Republicans got outsmarted by a President who can’t find his pants,” Rep. Nancy Mace tweeted on Tuesday, making clear she opposed the compromise …

Debt limit deal heads to vote in full House while McCarthy scrambles for GOP approval
1 year, 6 months ago

Debt limit deal heads to vote in full House while McCarthy scrambles for GOP approval

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Under fire from conservatives, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy worked furiously Tuesday to sell fellow Republicans on the debt ceiling and budget deal he negotiated with President Joe Biden and win approval in time to avert a potentially disastrous U.S. default. Overall the 99-page package restricts spending for the next two years, lifts the debt limit and includes policy …

‘It Rewards The Hostage-Taking’: Progressives Fume At Biden's Deal With GOP
1 year, 6 months ago

‘It Rewards The Hostage-Taking’: Progressives Fume At Biden's Deal With GOP

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Progressive lawmakers are seething at President Joe Biden’s deal with House Republicans for raising the debt ceiling, warning that it could normalize taking the nation’s economy hostage for years to come. The Republicans are demanding changes that they cannot get through the ordinary democratic process because they’re not supported by the American people.” “The minute …

House approves the Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling bill as default deadline looms
1 year, 6 months ago

House approves the Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling bill as default deadline looms

NPR  

House approves the Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling bill as default deadline looms Enlarge this image toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images Drew Angerer/Getty Images House lawmakers have passed a piece of compromise legislation brokered between President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to avoid an unprecedented debt default with just days to spare. But sitting with one House, with a Democratic Senate …

US House of Representatives votes ‘yes’ on debt-ceiling deal
1 year, 6 months ago

US House of Representatives votes ‘yes’ on debt-ceiling deal

Al Jazeera  

Speaker Kevin McCarthy faced opposition in his own party to a deal hammered out with the White House to avoid default. “This agreement is good news for the American people and the American economy,” Biden said after the bill passed the Republican-controlled house. “I urge the Senate to pass it as quickly as possible so that I can sign it …

House to vote on McCarthy-Biden compromise debt deal, a key test for speaker
1 year, 6 months ago

House to vote on McCarthy-Biden compromise debt deal, a key test for speaker

NPR  

House to vote on McCarthy-Biden compromise debt deal, a key test for speaker Enlarge this image toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images After weeks of negotiations between the White House and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, the House is set to vote Wednesday night on a compromise bill to lift the debt ceiling, as lawmakers race against the clock …

House approves bipartisan deal to suspend debt limit, reducing fear of U.S. default
1 year, 6 months ago

House approves bipartisan deal to suspend debt limit, reducing fear of U.S. default

LA Times  

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy leaves the chamber after passage of a crucial procedural vote on the debt ceiling and budget cuts package he negotiated with President Biden. “Democrats voting for the rule because he couldn’t get the vote for the rule.” In a rare demonstration of their differences on policy, the three House Democrats vying to replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein …

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