#10 questions answered on the debt limit

#10 questions answered on the debt limit

As Congress battles over how to keep the nation from defaulting on its debt ahead of a looming deadline, Americans are getting a primer on the country’s borrowing limit.  This week, the Treasury Department warned it could run out of “extraordinary measures” to stave off a federal default as soon as June 1. If the…

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#Trump deposition video in E. Jean Carroll lawsuit released

#Trump deposition video in E. Jean Carroll lawsuit released

The video of President Trump’s deposition in E. Jean Carroll’s lawsuit was released Friday. The 48 minutes of footage show Trump responding to questions from Carroll’s lawyer over the writer’s claims that he raped her in the mid-1990s. Trump denies her allegations. Carroll is suing Trump in federal court in New York City, accusing him…

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#Title 42 jitters rattle Democratic unity

#Title 42 jitters rattle Democratic unity

Concerns over the impending end of Title 42 are highlighting rifts among Democrats on both sides of Pennsylvania Avenue as the party anticipates potential political ramifications of the policy’s termination. Title 42, a Trump-era policy allowing immigration officials to more quickly expel asylum-seeking migrants attempting to cross the border, will expire Thursday due to the…

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