#Manchin slams Biden for ‘deficiency of leadership,’ applauds McCarthy debt limit plan 

#Manchin slams Biden for ‘deficiency of leadership,’ applauds McCarthy debt limit plan 

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), who faces reelection in a Republican-leaning state, on Thursday slammed President Biden for showing “a deficiency of leadership” on a potential national default and applauded Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) for proposing a plan to raise the debt limit.   Manchin, who has feuded with the Biden administration over implementation of the…

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#Tuberville hold on military promotions splits Republicans, draws Pentagon ire

#Tuberville hold on military promotions splits Republicans, draws Pentagon ire

Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Ala.) move to block more than 160 promotions for military officers and commanders over the Pentagon’s decision to provide service members with expanded access to abortion is dividing Republicans and drawing the ire of Defense Department officials. At issue for Tuberville is the Pentagon’s recently enacted policy that covers expenses and grants…

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#As US fentanyl deaths jump, GOP casts blame at the border

#As US fentanyl deaths jump, GOP casts blame at the border

Editor’s note: The first part of a 2-part series on the politicization of fentanyl overdoses. The Republican takeover of the House shifted congressional oversight of the border, with GOP lawmakers using their new powers in efforts to link the fentanyl crisis to migration. Fentanyl has increased the stakes in the decades-long drug war, inflaming the…

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#McConnell’s absence leaves colleagues wondering about GOP’s future

#McConnell’s absence leaves colleagues wondering about GOP’s future

McConnell’s absence leaves colleagues wondering about GOP’s future Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) extended absence from the Senate has stirred speculation among Republican senators over how much longer the 81-year-old senator will lead the Senate GOP conference.  There’s no word yet on McConnell’s date of return, but some lawmakers expect he may not come…

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