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DoJ files lawsuit against companies linked to Jim Justice, also a Republican Senate candidate, seeking unpaid penalties of $7.6mThe Republican governor of West Virginia, Jim Justice, who is running for a US Senate seat next year, implied on Wednesday t…
Democratic congresswoman confirms she will not support agreement to raise debt ceiling and avoid 5 June defaultThe New York Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said she would vote against the debt limit deal on Wednesday night, as the 5 J…
Committee debate comes amid opposition from both sides to agreement that would stave off a catastrophic defaultMembers of the House Freedom Caucus have said they will rethink the House speaker leadership if the debt ceiling agreement passes.During a Tu…
Some members of Congress question if they received enough concessions in Biden and McCarthy’s agreementUS political leaders appeared bullish on Monday that they can sell a bipartisan compromise debt ceiling deal to enough mainstream lawmakers – overcom…
Default deadline pushed to 5 June as work requirements for food aid recipients reportedly emerge as final sticking pointPresident Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy held a phone conversation on Saturday evening, according to a pe…
Lawmakers on call over Memorial Day weekend as treasury secretary revises estimate of when US will run out of moneyUnless Congress raises the debt ceiling, the US will run out of money to pay its bills by 5 June, the treasury secretary, Janet Yellen, s…
Temporary block on restrictions until state supreme court can review; Joe Biden and Kevin McCarthy reportedly closing in on a dealA judge has blocked a South Carolina law enacted this week that bans most abortions past the six-week mark, a point at whi…
House adjourned for holiday weekend, but lawmakers could be recalled to vote on deal if agreement is reachedJoe Biden and Republican lawmakers on Thursday appeared to be nearing a deal to cut spending and raise the debt ceiling, with little time to spa…
President says bipartisan agreement is only way forward to avoid catastrophic defaultThe House has finished its legislative work for the week, and members are preparing to go home for Memorial Day weekend without a deal reached on raising the debt ceil…
Far-right Georgia Republican draws laughter after banging gavel and demanding order as Steve Scalise spokeDemocrats in the House chamber burst into raucous laughter when Marjorie Taylor Greene called for “decorum”.The far-right Georgia Republican, cont…