#McCarthy shoots down short-term debt ceiling hike

#McCarthy shoots down short-term debt ceiling hike

Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Tuesday shot down the idea of moving a short-term debt ceiling hike to prevent a government default. Just hours before McCarthy is scheduled to meet with President Biden on the issue, the Speaker said the sides should come together to negotiate a compromise — combining a debt ceiling increase with sharp…

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#Musk announces Twitter purge of inactive accounts

#Musk announces Twitter purge of inactive accounts

Elon Musk said Monday that Twitter would be purging accounts on the social media platform that had been active for a number of years, continuing a bevy of policy changes that Musk has handed down at the company. “We’re purging accounts that have had no activity at all for several years, so you will probably…

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#Biden eases into campaign mode

#Biden eases into campaign mode

President Biden is taking his time shifting into campaign mode. In the nearly two weeks since he announced his reelection bid, Biden met with donors in Washington, D.C., and his 2024 campaign has rolled out a pair of ads in major swing states.  But Biden has kept a low profile rather than capitalizing on the…

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#Trump deposition video in E. Jean Carroll lawsuit released

#Trump deposition video in E. Jean Carroll lawsuit released

The video of President Trump’s deposition in E. Jean Carroll’s lawsuit was released Friday. The 48 minutes of footage show Trump responding to questions from Carroll’s lawyer over the writer’s claims that he raped her in the mid-1990s. Trump denies her allegations. Carroll is suing Trump in federal court in New York City, accusing him…

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