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The agreement will fast-track the Mountain Valley pipeline, and limit the scope of environmental reviews for future developments The deal to raise the US debt ceiling will have significant ramifications for the climate and nature, by fast-tracking a co…
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…
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…
Far-right Republican congresswoman makes remarks after confrontation with Democratic congressman Jamaal BowmanThe far-right Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene told reporters being called a white supremacist was the same as a Black person b…
Republican gives positive remarks to reporters as 11 Democratic senators sign letter to Biden urging him to use 14th amendment to avoid defaultSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by emailEleven Democratic senators have signed a letter t…
Senate majority leader speaks after Tommy Tuberville of Alabama appeared to defend white nationalists in US militaryThe Democratic US Senate leader, Chuck Schumer, condemned as “utterly revolting” remarks in which the Alabama Republican Tommy Tubervill…
The proposed bill would offer three meals and a snack to all students regardless of incomeRepresentative Ilhan Omar, Senator Bernie Sanders and colleagues are set to introduce legislation on Thursday to revive one of the coronavirus pandemic era’s most…
Sebastien Lai, son of Jimmy, also criticises Vatican over failure to hold China to account over human rights abusesThe British son of the jailed Hong Kong media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai has criticised Britain and the Vatican for failing to speak out stro…
The New York representative, known for his innumerable lies, is due to be arraigned on Wednesday for unspecified chargesFederal prosecutors in New York have charged congressman George Santos, the embattled House Republican who has been under scrutiny f…