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Biden and McCarthy’s Debt Ceiling Deal Faces GOP Revolt in Congress
Growing Republican opposition threatened the compromise and Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s political standing as a key committee was poised to move it forward ahead of action on the House floor.
[ nytimes.com ] Federal Budget (US),With Debt Ceiling Deal in Hand, McCarthy and Biden Turn to Task of Selling It
With the right and the left up in arms about the agreement in principle reached by the president and the speaker, both sides started to make the case for its quick passage, a tall order in Congress.
[ nytimes.com ] United States Politics and Government,Yellen’s Debt Limit Warnings Went Unheeded, Leaving Her to Face Fallout
The Treasury secretary, who considered ways to contain the fallout of a default when she was a Fed official in 2011, had urged Democrats to raise the limit while they still had control of Congress.
[ nytimes.com ] Yellen, Janet L,Time Is Running Out for Congress to Raise the Debt Ceiling
With a June 5 deadline looming, there is much to be done to prevent the default that leaders of both parties said would never happen.
[ nytimes.com ] United States Politics and Government,Liberals Are Persuading Themselves of a Debt Ceiling Plan That Won’t Work
The limit Congress imposes is dumb, but Biden can’t just wave it away.
[ nytimes.com ] United States Politics and Government,U.S. Default Prospect Hurts Economy in the Meantime
Financial markets are still betting that Congress and the White House will strike a deal. But the uncertainty alone is having consequences.
[ nytimes.com ] United States Economy,George Santos Must Be Held Accountable by Republican Leaders
Deceiving voters undermines public faith in Congress.
[ nytimes.com ] United States Politics and Government,Why Dianne Feinstein, Like Many Before Her, Refuses to Resign
A life in Congress comes with power, prestige and perks that can be hard to leave behind. For some lawmakers who view their job as their identity, the prospect is unthinkable.
[ nytimes.com ] United States Politics and Government,Mr. Altman Goes to Washington, and Casey Goes on This American Life
OpenAI’s chief executive urged congress to pass legislation to regulate A.I.
[ nytimes.com ] Science and Technology,Jamaal Bowman Speaks Out on Marjorie Taylor Greene Spat
The Democratic congressman has made a habit of brashly confronting Republicans like Marjorie Taylor Greene, often in public displays meant to attract attention.
[ nytimes.com ] Bowman, Jamaal,Pentagon Says Accounting Mistake Frees Up $3 Billion More for Ukraine
The Biden administration has been under bipartisan pressure to explain how it intended to continue sending weapons to Ukraine quickly without asking Congress for more money.
[ nytimes.com ] United States Politics and Government,Taking on the FBI, Trump Allies Single Out a Former Agent
As Republicans and right-wing news outlets try to paint the bureau as politically biased, powerful members of Congress have trained their sights on a little-known former F.B.I. agent.
[ nytimes.com ] News and News Media,House Republicans Stall Effort to Expel George Santos From Congress
Democrats tried to force a vote to expel Mr. Santos, a Republican of New York who was indicted last week. But Republicans pushed the matter to the House Ethics Committee.
[ nytimes.com ] Santos, George (1988- ),Biden Expresses Optimism on Debt Limit, but a Deal Remains Elusive
President Biden and congressional leaders will resume face-to-face talks on Tuesday to raise the debt limit and avoid a default.
[ nytimes.com ] United States Politics and Government,Debt Ceiling: Yellen Reiterates That U.S. Could Run Out of Cash by June 1
The latest warning to Congress came before another meeting on Tuesday between President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy to resolve the debt ceiling crisis.
[ nytimes.com ] Yellen, Janet L,Before Title 42, Congress Failed to Overhaul Immigration Policy
Legislative initiatives to overhaul immigration policy have fallen flat as partisan differences and other rifts have scuttled attempts at compromise.
[ nytimes.com ] Law and Legislation,Asylum Debate Snarls Efforts to Forge an Immigration Deal in Congress
Despite hopes among some Democrats and Republicans that the expiration of strict pandemic-era border rules would force a compromise, bipartisan talks have sputtered.
[ nytimes.com ] United States Politics and Government,Representative Garret Graves Sees Hope in Debt Limit Talks
The Louisiana congressman, who acts as a consigliere to Speaker Kevin McCarthy, says four areas of potential compromise have emerged.
[ nytimes.com ] United States Politics and Government,U.S. Faces ‘Significant Risk’ of Running Out of Cash in June, Budget Office Warns
A default would cause financial distress, economic disruptions and rapid increases in borrowing rates, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said.
[ nytimes.com ] Federal Budget (US),George Santos Settles Stolen-Check Case in Brazil
The first-term congressman of New York accepted responsibility for his actions and agreed to pay a settlement in exchange for the charges to be dropped.
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