Back in January, Kevin McCarthy struck a deal to become House Speaker that gave any one member of Congress the power to force a vote on whether to remove him. On Tuesday, one Republican – Matt Gaetz – did exactly that. And, with the help of Democrats, he succeeded in kicking him out. Now most […]
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Government shutdown averted in last minutes
The US government has avoided a federal shutdown after both House and Senate agreed on a short-term funding deal. A bill ensuring funding until 17 November received overwhelming support, and was signed into law by President Joe Biden minutes before a deadline. However, it excludes any new aid for Ukraine in a blow for Democrats, […]
Congress scrambles to avert midnight shutdown
Congress is lurching toward a shutdown that would begin early Sunday morning, with House Republicans battling one another and the Senate moving forward with a bipartisan plan that Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has not committed to bringing to a vote in the House. Senators are poised to vote Saturday afternoon on a bill to fund […]
Still no clear plan to avoid Government shutdown
Speaker Kevin McCarthy sent his House members home for the week without a clear plan to avoid a looming government shutdown after hardliners in the Republican conference once again scuttled his spending plans, delivering an embarrassing floor defeat for GOP leadership for the second time this week. The Republican leader slammed his far-right flank for […]
McCarthy-Gaetz feud is boiling over
Simmering tensions between Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) are boiling over as the Florida Republican heightens his threat to oust the GOP leader from his post. The bitterness between the two GOP lawmakers — which stretches back to the Speaker’s race in January — hit a fever pitch on Tuesday when […]
Some Republicans angry with Mccarthy debt deal
Anger over House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s deal with President Biden to raise the debt ceiling is bubbling over, with some conservative members threatening to oust McCarthy as speaker. “This deal fails — fails completely — and that’s why these members and others will be absolutely opposed to the deal and we will do everything in […]
Many key questions about the debt ceiling bill
After months of back and forth, House Republicans and the White House this weekend unveiled a deal on raising the nation’s $31.4 trillion borrowing limit while implementing some caps on government spending and other policy changes. The legislation, which was released publicly on Sunday, will need to be approved by Congress within days to avert […]
Biden, Mccarthy strike a deal on debt ceiling
An agreement in principle was reached Saturday between House Republican leaders and the White House that would prevent the government from breaching debt ceiling and failing to meet all its obligations. The deal would claw back some unspent COVID-19 pandemic funds and provide a cut from funding granted the IRS in President Biden’s Inflation Reduction […]
Mccarthy, Biden : Still No Debt Deal
The clock is ticking for President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to come to agreement to avoid a first-ever default on the nation’s debt. And although there are some positive signs suggesting they’re closer to a consensus, there is still no deal. They face a looming deadline, with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen reaffirming […]
Why is Biden holding up debt ceiling talks?
Even as he reassures the public that there won’t be a national default, President Joe Biden still faces big headaches over the debt ceiling. House Republicans are proposing new work requirements for social benefit programs, nixing the president’s massive student debt transfer, and eliminating green energy-related tax credits in order to raise the debt limit, […]
Will debt limit plan pass Congress this week?
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and his top allies have reversed course and changed their bill for raising the nation’s borrowing limit – and agreed to make two major changes overnight in a bid to pass the package Wednesday in their standoff with the White House. It’s not clear if even those changes will yield enough […]
Some Dems want Biden to make a budget deal
As House Republicans are teeing up a vote this week on a debt ceiling plan that includes $4.5 trillion in spending cuts, some Democrats in Congress are calling on President Joe Biden to restart negotiations with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., at least on the federal budget. “He should negotiate on the budget. That is […]