#Five things to know about the end of Title 42

#Five things to know about the end of Title 42

Five things to know about the end of Title 42 When a federal judge in November declared Title 42 illegal, “with great reluctance” he allowed the Biden administration to keep implementing the border management policy for five weeks. Those five weeks end Wednesday, and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will no longer have the…

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#Biden signs short-term bill to keep government open

#Biden signs short-term bill to keep government open

Biden signs short-term bill to keep government open President Biden on Friday signed a short-term funding bill to keep the government open through next week as congressional negotiators haggle over the details of a longer-term spending deal. Biden signed the bill upon returning to the White House from Delaware, where he’d given remarks about legislation…

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#Senate sends 8 billion defense bill to Biden’s desk

#Senate sends $858 billion defense bill to Biden’s desk

Senate sends $858 billion defense bill to Biden’s desk The Senate on Thursday passed the annual defense authorization bill, sending the $858 billion measure to President Biden’s desk for signature just before the year-end deadline. The measure, formally known as the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), passed with an overwhelming bipartisan majority, 83-11.  It provides…

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#‘Only Kevin’ Republicans ramp up support for McCarthy

#‘Only Kevin’ Republicans ramp up support for McCarthy

‘Only Kevin’ Republicans ramp up support for McCarthy Efforts to support House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) for Speaker are ramping up as a handful of hardline conservatives threaten to keep him from winning the gavel in a Jan. 3 House floor vote. More centrist Republicans in the Republican Governance Group are wearing buttons that…

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#Democrats mull alternative to South Carolina amid divisions over first-in-nation primary

#Democrats mull alternative to South Carolina amid divisions over first-in-nation primary

Democrats mull alternative to South Carolina amid divisions over first-in-nation primary Democrats are quietly discussing plans to propose a possible compromise state as the nation’s first-in-the-nation primary following vocal concerns about South Carolina from all corners of the party.  The informal talks among strategists, former campaign advisers, activists and those close to state parties are…

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#Democrats dare to sound bullish on the economy

#Democrats dare to sound bullish on the economy

Democrats dare to sound bullish on the economy Democrats are starting to feel good about the economy’s direction, with a five-month downward trend in prices and less aggressive action on interest rates signaling a possible change in fortunes.  “I think we’re in a better moment, I think we’re in a better moment,” said Sen. Jon…

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#Consumers may feel relief after inflation slowed in November

#Consumers may feel relief after inflation slowed in November

Consumers may feel relief after inflation slowed in November A November slowdown in inflation could give consumers relief both from rising prices and rapidly rising interest rates. Consumer price index (CPI) data released Tuesday by the Labor Department still showed inflation near 40-year highs. But a slower pace of price growth may help Americans catch…

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#Lawmakers race toward Christmas deal on spending

#Lawmakers race toward Christmas deal on spending

Lawmakers race toward Christmas deal on spending Congressional negotiators are racing to strike a bipartisan deal on government funding for fiscal year 2023 this week, but they have a long way to go before they can put a bow on an omnibus before Christmas. Lawmakers have until midnight on Friday to pass legislation to keep…

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