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Divisions were revealed, between and among party members, but both sides are counting the passage as a winThe US House of Representatives passed the much-debated debt ceiling bill on Wednesday evening, moving the country closer to avoiding a potentiall…
The bill has reached the crucial 218 threshold to pass – though some Republicans may attempt to derail the processMike Pence is expected to launch his 2024 presidential bid within the next two weeks, The Messenger reports.In a screenshot of an email se…
The committee voted 7-6 to allow debate by the full chamber with expected vote on passage on WednesdayThe bipartisan debt ceiling deal brokered by Joe Biden and Kevin McCarthy passed an important hurdle Tuesday evening, advancing to the full House of R…
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…
President says deal struck with Kevin McCarthy protects ‘historic economic recovery’ but it needs approval from a divided CongressJoe Biden has said a bipartisan deal to raise the $31.4tn US debt ceiling and avoid a default is ready to move to Congress…
The agreement includes spending cuts demanded by Republicans, but it is short of the reductions in the sweeping legislation passed by the Republican-led House last month.
Republican in the House of Representatives and the White House appear to have reached an ‘agreement in principle’ to raise the debt ceiling as the deadline neared.
Agreement will reportedly raise debt limit for two years, but deal still needs approval from a divided US congressLawmakers in Washington were busily drafting legislation on Sunday after Joe Biden and the House Republican speaker, Kevin McCarthy, reach…
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…