#Julie Su stares down rocky road to Labor secretary

#Julie Su stares down rocky road to Labor secretary

Julie Su will appear before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee on Thursday for her hearing to become Labor secretary as she tries to navigate a field of landmines en route to winning confirmation to the post.  And it’s not just Republican lawmakers standing in the way. Some business groups and coalitions…

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#McCarthy tries to wrangle Republicans on debt limit bill

#McCarthy tries to wrangle Republicans on debt limit bill

Editor’s note: President Biden has said he refuses to meet with Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) for debt limit negotiations until Republicans release a 10-year budget proposal. A previous version of this story contained incorrect information. Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Tuesday laid out his opening salvo for a go-it-alone debt limit increase bill he hopes…

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#GOP confronts raucous field hearing on NYC crime

#GOP confronts raucous field hearing on NYC crime

Lawmakers of both parties may have gotten more than they bargained for during a field hearing in New York City on Monday organized in the shadow of former President Trump’s indictment in the city. Ostensibly about high crime rates in New York under the leadership of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D), who is prosecuting…

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