#What it says about House

#What it says about House

The House’s passage of a debt limit deal Wednesday night marks the end of a pivotal chapter for the new House GOP majority, putting Congress on a path to avoid a default and securing a huge victory for Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) — even as it’s infuriated conservatives in his own conference. The vote followed…

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#McCarthy signals debt limit negotiations can’t move forward until Biden returns

#McCarthy signals debt limit negotiations can’t move forward until Biden returns

Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) signaled on Saturday that he doesn’t think debt limit negotiations can move forward until President Biden returns to Washington. “Unfortunately, the White House moved backwards,” McCarthy told reporters, as he left the Capitol with Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.) — the lead GOP negotiator, and Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.). “I don’t think…

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#National security adviser: Biden ‘has expressed confidence’ at G7 that US won’t default

#National security adviser: Biden ‘has expressed confidence’ at G7 that US won’t default

National security adviser Jake Sullivan said that while the debt limit talks have been a subject of interest at the Group of Seven (G-7) summit, President Biden has “expressed confidence” to world leaders in avoiding a default.  “It is definitely a subject of interest,” Sullivan told reporters during a Saturday morning press conference in Japan. “Here at…

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#GOP, White House resume talks

#GOP, White House resume talks

Republicans and the White House resumed debt ceiling talks on Friday evening after frustrated GOP negotiators hit pause for much of the day. But a key Republican negotiator is not confident about coming to an agreement this weekend, which Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has said has to happen to allow legislation to pass through the…

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