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Can McCarthy Pass the Debt Limit Deal and Keep His Job?
The House speaker attempted to strike a careful balance: he could lose conservatives’ votes but could not afford to reach a deal that so infuriated the far right that they would move to oust him.
[ nytimes.com ] National Debt (US),Here’s What’s in the Debt Limit Deal
Two years of spending caps, additional work requirements for food stamps and cuts to I.R.S. funding are among the components in the deal.
[ 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,Debt Limit Negotiators Debate Spending Caps to Break Standoff
The strategy, which was used in 2011, could allow both sides to save face but would most likely do little to chip away at the national debt.
[ nytimes.com ] United States Politics and Government,Debt Limit Talks Resume After Republicans Briefly Hit Pause
Republicans returned to the negotiating table on Friday hours after walking out, saying the White House was refusing to move their way on spending cuts.
[ nytimes.com ] National Debt (US),Liberals Balk at G.O.P. Push for Stricter Work Requirements in Debt Limit Talks
A G.O.P. demand to impose stricter work requirements on recipients of food stamps and other public benefits has drawn a Democratic backlash, underscoring the tricky politics at play in the negotiations.
[ nytimes.com ] United States Politics and Government,House Democrats Move Forward With Petition to Force Debt Limit Vote
The initiation of a discharge petition is seen as a last resort for averting default if negotiations over raising the debt ceiling collapse, and a way to pressure Republicans to strike a deal.
[ nytimes.com ] United States Politics and Government,For Biden, Debt Limit Crisis Complicates Trip to Asia
Volatility has become the new norm in Washington as the president heads to Japan, where he will reassure world leaders that the debt ceiling showdown will not upend the global economy.
[ nytimes.com ] National Debt (US),How to Use the Debt Ceiling to Inflict Cruelty on the Poor
Republicans have singled out low-income Americans, yet again, as a prime target in this year’s scheme over the debt limit.
[ nytimes.com ] United States Politics and Government,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,The Case for Violating the Debt Limit Is Dangerous Nonsense
The president does not have the authority to exceed the limit, regardless of what his advisers are telling him.
[ 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,Vulnerable Republicans Caught in the Middle in Debt Limit Fight
House G.O.P. lawmakers in competitive seats who could be crucial to averting a catastrophic default are being fawned over by Democrats one minute and pummeled the next.
[ nytimes.com ] United States Politics and Government,Meeting Between Biden and Republicans Delayed as Sides Pursue Debt Limit Deal
The decision to delay Friday’s expected meeting to next week was cast as a positive development, one that could allow officials to find agreement before the United States defaults on its debt.
[ nytimes.com ] United States Politics and Government,Biden Woos Republican Moderates in Debt Ceiling Standoff
A day after an unproductive meeting on the debt limit with Speaker McCarthy, the president assailed “extreme” Republicans who he said had “taken control of the House.”
[ nytimes.com ] United States Politics and Government,The Debt Limit Workarounds: The Coin, the Constitution, Premium Bonds
As Congress hurtles toward a debt limit showdown, ways to work around it are garnering attention.
[ nytimes.com ] Federal Budget (US),Harris says she has 'never discussed' reelection with Biden
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[ cnn.com ]Biden signs debt limit increase
President Joe Biden on Thursday signed the bill raising the debt limit ceiling that passed Congress earlier this week, according to a press release from the White House.
[ cnn.com ]Senate votes to increase debt limit by $2.5 trillion extending into 2023
The Senate voted on Tuesday to raise the national debt limit by $2.5 trillion and extend it into 2023 as lawmakers race to avert a catastrophic default ahead of a critical midweek deadline.
[ cnn.com ]Biden says he's open to altering filibuster on voting rights
President Joe Biden on Thursday acknowledged in his strongest terms to date that filibuster reform will be necessary to pass key items like voting rights legislation and debt limit increases, but that doing so now would hamper his ability to pass his economic agenda.
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