#McConnell: US ‘never will’ default on its debt

#McConnell: US ‘never will’ default on its debt

McConnell: US ‘never will’ default on its debt Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Thursday he is confident that the U.S. will never default on its debt and that he is not concerned a financial crisis could be on the horizon.  McConnell told reporters in his home state that while the push to raise…

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#FAA outage: What happened and how airlines are responding

#FAA outage: What happened and how airlines are responding

FAA outage: What happened and how airlines are responding The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) blamed a corrupted database file for a system outage on Wednesday morning, but many questions still remain as airlines deal with the fallout from thousands of delayed and canceled flights. The FAA ordered airlines to temporarily halt all domestic departures on…

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#Democrats planning to sit on all GOP select committees 

#Democrats planning to sit on all GOP select committees 

Democrats planning to sit on all GOP select committees  House Democrats will participate in all of the various special committee investigations being teed up by GOP leaders, the Democrats’ caucus chairman vowed on Tuesday. “It is our intent to seat members on … every select committee, every subcommittee that the leadership on the majority side…

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#Democrats worry over potential of retirements in Senate

#Democrats worry over potential of retirements in Senate

Democrats worry over potential of retirements in Senate Senate Democrats’ hopes of keeping their majority after the next election is complicated by a potential wave of retirements in key battleground and Republican-leaning states. Sen. Debbie Stabenow (Mich.), a member of the Democratic leadership, announced on Thursday that she won’t run again, and all eyes are…

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