Kevin McCarthy privately trashes GOP underlings amid debt ceiling fight: NYT
1 year, 8 months ago

Kevin McCarthy privately trashes GOP underlings amid debt ceiling fight: NYT

Raw Story  

The House GOP is hurtling toward a crisis that could see the United States default on the national debt, and a new report from The New York Times shows just how little confidence House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has in his fellow Republicans. McCarthy doesn't feel that much better about Rep. Jodey Arrington, whom McCarthy believes to be "incompetent" despite the fact that he's now the Chairman of the House Budget Committee. "Mr. McCarthy has told colleagues he has no confidence in Mr. Arrington, the man responsible for delivering a budget framework laying out the spending cuts that Republicans have said they will demand in exchange for any move to increase the debt limit," reports the Times. The report notes that there is still mistrust and bitterness between McCarthy and other Republicans over the historically drawn-out vote to make him Speaker of the House earlier this year, as the California Republican persistently doubts the loyalty of his underlings whom he depends on to get important work done.

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'Unmitigated disaster': Republicans openly regret McCarthy ouster after double losses
10 months, 2 weeks ago

'Unmitigated disaster': Republicans openly regret McCarthy ouster after double losses

Raw Story  

The House Republican majority is beginning to have buyers' remorse over their October ouster of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. The New Republic reported that following two failed votes on the House floor for Israel aid and the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, some Republicans are openly regretting their decision to replace McCarthy last October. Massie even pushed …

'Getting rid of McCarthy has turned into an unmitigated disaster': GOP lawmaker
10 months, 2 weeks ago

'Getting rid of McCarthy has turned into an unmitigated disaster': GOP lawmaker

Raw Story  

Rep. Thomas Massie thinks that dumping former Rep. Kevin McCarthy as House speaker was a major own goal by House Republicans. Writing on Twitter, Massie lamented the current state of the GOP agenda under Speaker Mike Johnson, who this week oversaw a failed push to impeach Biden Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and a standalone bill to send emergency military …

The GOP’s slim House majority is getting even tighter with Kevin McCarthy’s retirement
1 year ago

The GOP’s slim House majority is getting even tighter with Kevin McCarthy’s retirement

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson’s margin for error in getting Republican priorities through the House is getting slimmer, complicating future votes and magnifying the ability of individual lawmakers to force concessions. It’s just that simple,” said Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla. “You have to have perfect attendance, which is hard to get. “But I wouldn’t want to overstate the impact.” …

Kevin McCarthy hints revenge against House Republican who helped oust him
1 year, 1 month ago

Kevin McCarthy hints revenge against House Republican who helped oust him

Raw Story  

Rep. Kevin McCarthy in an interview with Politico released Friday hinted at the possibility of enacting vengeance on a GOP tormenter who helped end his tenure as House speaker. McCarthy replied with sarcasm when Politico asked about news that Virginia state Sen. John McGuire, a former Navy SEAL, might run against Rep. Bob Good, one of eight Republicans who voted …

Steve Scalise's woes may be 'way worse' than Kevin McCarthy's: report
1 year, 2 months ago

Steve Scalise's woes may be 'way worse' than Kevin McCarthy's: report

Raw Story  

Rep. Steve Scalise is having trouble cobbling together enough votes to become speaker of the United States House of Representatives and Punchbowl News' Jake Sherman reports that his speakership bid is facing serious headwinds. In fact, Sherman writes that Scalise's problems with his own caucus may be "way worse" than McCarthy's were when the California Republican was forced to sit …

Kevin McCarthy’s ouster as House speaker could cost the GOP its best fundraiser heading into 2024
1 year, 2 months ago

Kevin McCarthy’s ouster as House speaker could cost the GOP its best fundraiser heading into 2024

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Kevin McCarthy spent years raising mountains of Republican campaign cash, flying around the country to recruit top candidates in key districts and painstakingly building political relationships as he worked his way toward becoming speaker of the House. “Nobody can raise money like him,” said Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-N.D. “And no matter who is the next speaker of the …

Explained | What are the implications of Kevin McCarthy’s ouster?
1 year, 2 months ago

Explained | What are the implications of Kevin McCarthy’s ouster?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The U.S. House of Representatives Speaker, Republican Kevin McCarthy, has been ousted from his senior position in the lower chamber of Congress by hardliners within his party. Perhaps sensing his positional weakness, Florida Republican and Trump supporter Matt Gaetz relied on a “rarely used procedural tool known as a motion to vacate” to abruptly end Mr. …

McCarthy’s ouster leaves the House adrift as divided Republicans seek to unite behind a new leader
1 year, 2 months ago

McCarthy’s ouster leaves the House adrift as divided Republicans seek to unite behind a new leader

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The stunning removal of Kevin McCarthy as speaker has left the House adrift as Republicans struggle to bring order to their fractured majority and begin the difficult and potentially prolonged process of uniting around a new leader. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., called it a “dangerous situation.” At the White House, President Joe Biden said the American …

These 8 Republicans stood apart to remove Kevin McCarthy as House speaker
1 year, 2 months ago

These 8 Republicans stood apart to remove Kevin McCarthy as House speaker

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Rep. Kevin McCarthy had support from 208 members of his conference to remain as House speaker. “They don’t get to say they’re conservative because they’re angry and they’re chaotic,” McCarthy said. I mean we were getting e-mail fundraisers as he’s doing it.” Gaetz said McCarthy didn’t follow through on many of the commitments he made to win the …

Column: McCarthy’s fall was sudden, but a long time coming
1 year, 2 months ago

Column: McCarthy’s fall was sudden, but a long time coming

LA Times  

Rep. Kevin McCarthy is no longer speaker of the House, following a revolt led by Rep. Matt Gaetz. So, too, do those nihilist Republicans led by McCarthy’s archnemesis, Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, who gleefully filed the resolution to vacate the speakership, as the process is known. Let’s see how we can bridge the differences between different groups in our party.’” …

The House GOP Is a Failed State
1 year, 2 months ago

The House GOP Is a Failed State

Politico  

At the start, his speakership was effectively an optical illusion. The politics of contempt so skillfully exploited by Donald Trump is turned inward on hapless would-be leaders like McCarthy with no less ferocity than it is turned outward on liberals and the media. McCarthy didn’t draw interest in his political dramas in the fashion of John Boehner, whose chain-smoking and …

Why House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is in trouble despite US avoiding shutdown
1 year, 2 months ago

Why House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is in trouble despite US avoiding shutdown

Firstpost  

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is being targeted by members of the far-right caucus who have been d have been demanding deep spending cuts to government and no money for Ukraine. As Sky News’ James Matthews explained, “Kevin McCarthy has not been able to take anything forward with the support of the Republicans alone, so at the last minute he has …

Top US House Republican McCarthy vows to survive threat for avoiding shutdown
1 year, 2 months ago

Top US House Republican McCarthy vows to survive threat for avoiding shutdown

Live Mint  

Top US House Republican Kevin McCarthy expected to survive a threat to his speakership after a hardline critic within his party called for his ouster following the passage of a stopgap government funding bill that drew more support from Democrats than Republicans, he said on Saturday. Speaking to multiple US media outlets, Harline Republican Representative Matt Gaetz said he could …

Hardline Republican leader to move to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy
1 year, 2 months ago

Hardline Republican leader to move to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy

Firstpost  

Hard line Republicans were furious when McCarthy struck a stopgap deal with Democrats late Saturday to keep the government open for a further 45 days at current spending levels A leading hardline Republican said Sunday he would move to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy for striking a deal with Democrats to avert a US government shutdown without the spending cuts …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Kevin McCarthy and House Republicans will own this shutdown
1 year, 3 months ago

Kevin McCarthy and House Republicans will own this shutdown

The Independent  

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Angry and frustrated, McCarthy challenges right-flank colleagues to try to oust him from his post
1 year, 3 months ago

Angry and frustrated, McCarthy challenges right-flank colleagues to try to oust him from his post

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Angry, frustrated and unable to lead a fractured and unruly Republican majority, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Thursday told the colleagues threatening to oust him: Do it. A top Trump ally, Gaetz reiterated the conservative flank’s many demands after McCarthy’s meeting — single-subject spending bills, a subpoena for Hunter Biden in the impeachment inquiry and other priorities. “Kevin …

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. …

Trump is setting up a 'total nightmare' for Kevin McCarthy: CNN's Phil Mattingly
1 year, 4 months ago

Trump is setting up a 'total nightmare' for Kevin McCarthy: CNN's Phil Mattingly

Raw Story  

CNN anchor Phil Mattingly observed on Monday that former President Donald Trump is making demands of House Republicans that could put their majority at risk -- and there doesn't seem to be any way for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to right the ship. In discussing the current 2024 Republican primary campaign, Mattingly noted that Trump has begun applying pressure to …

News Analysis: The House is in chaos again, but it’s just another week for Kevin McCarthy
1 year, 5 months ago

News Analysis: The House is in chaos again, but it’s just another week for Kevin McCarthy

LA Times  

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy stops to speak to members of the media gathered in National Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. The hard-right House Freedom Caucus’ latest revolt against McCarthy was over the National Defense Authorization Act, the law that authorizes the annual spending for the U.S. military. At some point, the power of the …

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 …

'McCarthy knows' Trump will likely doom his House majority: GOP insider
1 year, 5 months ago

'McCarthy knows' Trump will likely doom his House majority: GOP insider

Raw Story  

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is trying to stay out of the Republican presidential primary, but that position may be impossible to maintain. The California Republican hasn't endorsed Donald Trump, although some believe he privately backs the ex-president, but one House conservative said under the cloak of anonymity that an official endorsement might trigger a civil war inside the "incredibly split" …

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 …

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 …

5 Takeaways From The Debt Ceiling Drama
1 year, 6 months ago

5 Takeaways From The Debt Ceiling Drama

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― President Joe Biden will sign the Fiscal Responsibility Act into law on Saturday, capping weeks of congressional drama with a surprisingly dull end to a standoff that risked a worldwide economic catastrophe. Both sides kept their word.” The painstaking negotiations that drove headlines in Washington for months revealed several things about Republicans, Democrats and Biden’s …

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 …

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 …

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” …

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 …

Matt Gaetz warns Kevin McCarthy’s deal could be a ‘black letter’ violation that triggers removal
1 year, 6 months ago

Matt Gaetz warns Kevin McCarthy’s deal could be a ‘black letter’ violation that triggers removal

Raw Story  

Rep. Kevin McCarthy may have enough votes to usher his debt ceiling deal through Congress, but it could cost the House Speaker his job. Rep. Matt Gaetz on Tuesday suggested that, regardless of the outcome of the debt ceiling deal vote, if a majority of Republicans oppose the deal, that would be a “black letter violation” that would likely leave …

Lauren Boebert throws tantrum over debt deal: 'That's the end of Kevin McCarthy's speakership'
1 year, 6 months ago

Lauren Boebert throws tantrum over debt deal: 'That's the end of Kevin McCarthy's speakership'

Raw Story  

Rep. Lauren Boebert on Tuesday did not rule out a motion to vacate the chair in an attempt to remove Kevin McCarthy as speaker over a deal that would raise the U.S. debt ceiling. During an appearance on Steve Bannon's War Room podcast, Boebert accused McCarthy of a "violation" of his promises because amendments were not being allowed in the …

Far Right GOP Vows 'Reckoning' Over Kevin McCarthy's Debt Limit Deal
1 year, 6 months ago

Far Right GOP Vows 'Reckoning' Over Kevin McCarthy's Debt Limit Deal

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Republicans from the hardline House Freedom Caucus suggested House Speaker Kevin McCarthy would pay a price for striking a budget deal with President Joe Biden. “No matter what happens, there’s going to be a reckoning about what just occurred,” Rep. Chip Roy said Tuesday at a press conference with 10 other Freedom Caucus members who …

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 …

Debt ceiling tests Speaker McCarthy as he rides breezily through high-wire act of his career
1 year, 6 months ago

Debt ceiling tests Speaker McCarthy as he rides breezily through high-wire act of his career

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — One morning during the debt ceiling crisis, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy climbed onto his mountain bike and took a ride along the National Mall, marveling at the monuments. The White House refused initially to engage with McCarthy over the debt ceiling, insisting Congress must simply do its job, raise the nation’s debt limit and skip the political brinksmanship. …

Biden says final US debt ceiling deal ready for Congress vote
1 year, 6 months ago

Biden says final US debt ceiling deal ready for Congress vote

Al Jazeera  

US president and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy confident they will be able to get enough support to avert unprecedented default. United States President Joe Biden has finalised an agreement with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to raise the debt ceiling over two years until January 1, 2025, saying the deal is ready to move to Congress for a vote. “Takes the …

Biden, McCarthy reach tentative deal to raise debt ceiling, avoid calamitous U.S. default
1 year, 6 months ago

Biden, McCarthy reach tentative deal to raise debt ceiling, avoid calamitous U.S. default

The Hindu  

President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached an “agreement in principle” to raise the nation's legal debt ceiling late on Saturday as they raced to strike a deal to limit federal spending and avert a potentially disastrous U.S. default. Mr. Biden called the agreement “good news for the American people, because it prevents what could have been a …

Biden, GOP Reach Tentative Deal To Raise Debt Ceiling, Avoid Calamitous US Default
1 year, 6 months ago

Biden, GOP Reach Tentative Deal To Raise Debt Ceiling, Avoid Calamitous US Default

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached an “agreement in principle” to raise the nation’s legal debt ceiling late Saturday as they raced to strike a deal to limit federal spending and avert a potentially disastrous U.S. default. Biden called the agreement “good news for the American people, because it prevents what could …

Column: With debt ceiling deal, GOP reveals its only real goal was cruelty to the poor
1 year, 6 months ago

Column: With debt ceiling deal, GOP reveals its only real goal was cruelty to the poor

LA Times  

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy got very little for his threat to crash the U.S. economy by refusing to increase the debt ceiling. No one should be surprised that the resolution of our most moronic fiscal policy, the federal debt ceiling, involved our stupidest social policy, work requirements for assistance programs. In negotiations between the Biden White House and House Speaker …

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