Biden, McCarthy to speak on debt limit; talks stalled as Republicans seek deep spending cuts
1 year, 7 months ago

Biden, McCarthy to speak on debt limit; talks stalled as Republicans seek deep spending cuts

Associated Press  

HIROSHIMA, Japan — President Joe Biden planned on Sunday to speak directly with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, hoping to salvage talks to raise the debt limit that have stalled in recent days while he was abroad at the Group of Seven summit. “We’re going to get a chance to talk later today,” Biden said of McCarthy, R-Calif., while the president met with the leaders of Japan and South Korea at the G7 in Hiroshima, Japan. The president added that he believes “we’ll be able to avoid a default, and we’ll get something decent done.” For months, Biden had refused to engage in talks over the debt limit, insisting that Congress must not play political games by trying to use the borrowing limit vote as leverage to extract other policy priorities. McCarthy had said resolution to the standoff is “easy,” if only Biden’s team would agree to some spending cuts Republicans are demanding. Still up for debate are policy changes, including a framework for permitting reforms to speed the development of energy projects, as well as the Republican push to impose work requirements on government aid recipients that Biden has been open to but the House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York has said was a “nonstarter.” McCarthy faces pressures from his hard-right flank to cut the strongest deal possible for Republicans, and he risks a threat to his leadership as speaker if he fails to deliver.

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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 …

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 …

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 …

Congress votes to avert a shutdown and keep the government funded into early March
11 months ago

Congress votes to avert a shutdown and keep the government funded into early March

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Congress sent President Joe Biden a short-term spending bill on Thursday that would avert a looming partial government shutdown and fund federal agencies into March. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the president would sign the resolution and urged Republicans to quit wasting time on partisan spending bills. “House Republicans must finally do their job and work …

Speaker Johnson insists he’s sticking to budget deal but announces no plan to stop partial shutdown
11 months, 1 week ago

Speaker Johnson insists he’s sticking to budget deal but announces no plan to stop partial shutdown

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson insisted Friday he is sticking with the bipartisan spending deal he struck with the other congressional leaders, but offered no clear path for overcoming hard-right opposition within his own party to prevent a partial government shutdown next week. “So stay tuned for all that.” It’s the same intractable political dilemma that led a core …

Biden considering expelling migrants without asylum screening and expanding detention and deportations in new hardline immigration plan
1 year ago

Biden considering expelling migrants without asylum screening and expanding detention and deportations in new hardline immigration plan

Daily Mail  

President Joe Biden's White House is signaling to Congress it is open to supporting a dramatic new border strategy to expel migrants without screening them for asylum in an effort to compel Republicans into backing more aid for Ukraine. President Joe Biden is negotiating with Republicans to get a $100 billion aid package to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan in exchange …

Just 10 days before another government shutdown, Congress expands to-do list with Ukraine, border
1 year, 1 month ago

Just 10 days before another government shutdown, Congress expands to-do list with Ukraine, border

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Ten days before a potential government shutdown, Congress is no closer to resolving the standoff and is even complicating the issue with Republican demands for border security changes as a condition for further support for Ukraine in its fight against Russia. At a closed-door meeting, House Republicans discussed stopgap measures, including a new idea gaining traction: a “laddered” …

President Biden says shutdown won’t be his fault. Will Americans agree?
1 year, 2 months ago

President Biden says shutdown won’t be his fault. Will Americans agree?

The Hindu  

Staring down a likely government shutdown, the White House wants to make sure any blame falls at the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue — specifically on House Republicans. Asked on Friday if Mr. Biden should bear any responsibility for the shutdown, White House budget director Shalanda Young said “absolutely not" and accused Republicans of being cavalier with people's lives. And …

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 …

Biden says it’s ‘good news’ the shutdown was averted but blames House GOP for ‘manufactured crisis’
1 year, 2 months ago

Biden says it’s ‘good news’ the shutdown was averted but blames House GOP for ‘manufactured crisis’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Staring down a possible government shutdown, the White House wanted to make sure any blame would fall at the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue — specifically on House Republicans. Asked on Friday if Biden should bear any responsibility for the potential shutdown, White House budget director Shalanda Young said “absolutely not” and accused Republicans of being cavalier with …

News Analysis: Kevin McCarthy avoided a government shutdown. But the fiasco shows he’s weaker than ever
1 year, 2 months ago

News Analysis: Kevin McCarthy avoided a government shutdown. But the fiasco shows he’s weaker than ever

LA Times  

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, talking to reporters Tuesday, had to rely on Democratic votes to pass Saturday’s bill that prevented a government shutdown. In a floor speech ahead of the Senate vote Saturday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said that his caucus will “remain committed to help our friends on the front line,” and that he was “confident the Senate …

Hard-Right Republicans Reject McCarthy's Last-Ditch Effort To Avert US Govt Shutdown
1 year, 2 months ago

Hard-Right Republicans Reject McCarthy's Last-Ditch Effort To Avert US Govt Shutdown

ABP News  

US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's eleventh-hour attempt to temporarily avert a federal government shutdown collapsed on Friday, with hard-right Republican holdouts rejecting the proposed package. The proposal, which included deep spending cuts of nearly 30% for numerous agencies and stringent border security provisions, was deemed inadequate by the hard-right faction, as per AP's report. With just one day left before …

As McCarthy’s plan to keep the government open collapsed and time ran down, a shutdown looked all but certain
1 year, 2 months ago

As McCarthy’s plan to keep the government open collapsed and time ran down, a shutdown looked all but certain

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s last-ditch plan to keep the federal government temporarily open collapsed in dramatic fashion Friday as a robust faction of hard-right holdouts rejected the package, making a shutdown almost certain. Asked if he had the votes, McCarthy said, “We’ll see.” But as soon as the floor debate began, McCarthy’s chief Republican critic, Rep. Matt Gaetz …

The far right has been feuding with McCarthy for weeks. Here’s how it’s spiraling into a shutdown
1 year, 2 months ago

The far right has been feuding with McCarthy for weeks. Here’s how it’s spiraling into a shutdown

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — With little time left to prevent a government shutdown, the House is in a familiar position: effectively paralyzed as conservatives feud with Speaker Kevin McCarthy over matters large and small. And those two numbers are pretty far apart.” McCarthy’s allies have insisted the speaker has kept his word and is still fighting for the spending levels he promised …

McCarthy’s last-ditch plan to keep the government open collapses, making a shutdown almost certain
1 year, 2 months ago

McCarthy’s last-ditch plan to keep the government open collapses, making a shutdown almost certain

LA Times  

Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks to the media about efforts to avert a looming government shutdown at the Capitol on Friday. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy‘s last-ditch plan to keep the federal government temporarily open collapsed in dramatic fashion Friday as a robust faction of hard-right holdouts rejected the package, making a shutdown almost certain. Asked if he had the votes, McCarthy …

US shutdown almost certain as Republican spending plan fails House vote I What's next for Biden?
1 year, 2 months ago

US shutdown almost certain as Republican spending plan fails House vote I What's next for Biden?

India TV News  

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's last-ditch plan to keep the federal government temporarily open collapsed on Friday as hard-right holdouts rejected the package, making a shutdown almost certain. McCarthy's right-flank Republicans refused to support the bill despite its steep spending cuts of nearly 30 per cent to many agencies and severe border security provisions, calling it insufficient. Asked if he had …

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 …

With House Republicans in turmoil, colleagues implore GOP holdouts not to shut down government
1 year, 3 months ago

With House Republicans in turmoil, colleagues implore GOP holdouts not to shut down government

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Working furiously to take control of a House in disarray, allies of Speaker Kevin McCarthy implored their Republican colleagues Saturday to drop their hardline tactics and work together to approve a conservative spending plan to prevent a federal shutdown. In public overtures and private calls, Republican lieutenants of the embattled speaker pleaded with a handful of right-flank holdouts …

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

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

LA Times  

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s strategy has preserved his tenuous hold on his post, but has also marked it by chaos — including a fast-approaching government shutdown that threatens to disrupt life for millions of Americans. “Because shutting down — and having border agents not be paid, your Coast Guard not get paid — I don’t see how that’s good.” Governing …

White House preparing for government shutdown as House Republicans lack a viable endgame for funding
1 year, 3 months ago

White House preparing for government shutdown as House Republicans lack a viable endgame for funding

LA Times  

The White House was preparing Friday to direct federal agencies to get ready for a shutdown after House Republicans left town for the weekend with no viable plan to keep the government funded and avert a politically and economically costly disruption of federal services. A federal shutdown after Sept. 30 seems all but certain unless House Speaker Kevin McCarthy can …

McCarthy says there’s still time to prevent a government shutdown as others look at options
1 year, 3 months ago

McCarthy says there’s still time to prevent a government shutdown as others look at options

LA Times  

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy leaves the chamber. With no clear strategy, no sure support and not much time left to prevent a government shutdown, Speaker Kevin McCarthy nevertheless vowed on Wednesday he would not give up trying to convince his colleagues to pass a temporary funding bill through the House. The hard-right bill, with steep 8% cuts to …

Speaker McCarthy is running out of options to stop a shutdown as conservatives balk at a new plan
1 year, 3 months ago

Speaker McCarthy is running out of options to stop a shutdown as conservatives balk at a new plan

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Speaker Kevin McCarthy was running out of options Monday as he pushed ahead with a plan to keep the federal government from shutting down, but even including hardline border security provisions wasn’t enough to appease the far-right flank in his Republican House majority. Leadership, as well as members of some of the so-called “five families” — the various …

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 …

McCarthy juggles a government shutdown and a Biden impeachment inquiry as the House returns for fall
1 year, 3 months ago

McCarthy juggles a government shutdown and a Biden impeachment inquiry as the House returns for fall

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is a man who stays in motion — enthusiastically greeting tourists at the Capitol, dashing overseas to the G7 summit of industrial world leaders, and raising funds back home to elect fellow Republicans to the House majority. It’s a political standoff that will be tested anew as the House returns this week from a …

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. …

Weeks from a possible government shutdown, Mitch McConnell is freezing up in public. That’s not a good sign
1 year, 3 months ago

Weeks from a possible government shutdown, Mitch McConnell is freezing up in public. That’s not a good sign

LA Times  

Robbin Taylor, the state director for Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell, steps to the Senate Republican leader’s side as he freezes up while trying to respond to a reporter’s question Wednesday in Covington, Ky. A spokesperson later told news organizations that McConnell had felt “light-headed.” Public worries about aged leaders The spectacle would be disturbing even if McConnell were not one …

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 …

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 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

‘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 …

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 …

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 …

Ahead of House vote, Biden and McCarthy scramble to corral support on debt-limit deal
1 year, 6 months ago

Ahead of House vote, Biden and McCarthy scramble to corral support on debt-limit deal

LA Times  

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Biden are working to drum up enough votes in Congress to pass their debt-limit deal. Hard-fought to the end, the federal debt ceiling and budget cuts package is heading toward a crucial House vote as President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy assemble a coalition of centrist Democrats and Republicans to push it through, past …

Why McCarthy and Biden both stand to gain from the debt deal — if they can get it passed
1 year, 6 months ago

Why McCarthy and Biden both stand to gain from the debt deal — if they can get it passed

LA Times  

President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have different reasons for striking a debt deal, but both men stand to benefit politically. Despite the sharp rhetoric leading up to last weekend’s debt and budget agreement, both House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Biden stand to benefit politically. “But we made it clear at the outset of this Congress that we …

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