McCarthy announces tentative debt limit deal with White House
(WASHINGTON) -- Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced at a brief presser on Saturday night that House Republicans and the White House have reached a tentative deal... Read More.
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McCarthy defends debt ceiling deal, predicts Democrats will join GOP in passing it to avert default
(WASHINGTON) -- A bipartisan majority of Congress will approve a compromise in the coming days to raise the nation's debt ceiling and avert a historic... Read More.
Treasury extends potential debt default deadline to June 5
(WASHINGTON) -- Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday issued a new letter to Congress stating the government won't begin to run out of money... Read More.
McCarthy says negotiators ‘made progress’ but no deal as default deadline nears
(WASHINGTON) -- With potential default just six days away, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy arrived at the Capitol Friday telling reporters he remained optimistic despite... Read More.
Debt ceiling drama hurting American families: ‘We’re being treated like numbers’
(WASHINGTON) -- Gridlock in Washington over raising the debt ceiling threatens to disrupt payments to millions of Americans who rely on government benefits each... Read More.
Former Oath Keeper sentenced for role in Jan. 6 Capitol attack
(WASHINGTON) -- A former leading member of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group was sentenced Friday to eight years and six months in prison... Read More.
DeSantis campaign rakes in $8.2 million in the first 24 hours of his presidential launch
(WASHINGTON) -- What started as a rocky presidential campaign launch marred with technical issues ended with a massive roll-in of cash for the first... Read More.
All 123 US federal prisons need ‘maintenance’: Inspector general
(WASHINGTON) -- The 123 federal prisons in the United States need roughly $2 billion worth of "maintenance" and most are "aging and deteriorating," according... Read More.
Supreme Court cuts EPA’s Clean Water Act protection for wetlands
(WASHINGTON) -- A sharply divided Supreme Court on Thursday significantly rolled back federal safeguards for wetlands under the Clean Water Act, siding with Idaho... Read More.
Debt ceiling negotiators ‘making progress,’ Biden says even as deal remains elusive
(WASHINGTON) -- Seeking to strike a reassuring tone despite days of negotiations, President Joe Biden said Thursday afternoon that he's had several "productive conversations"... Read More.
Supreme Court sides with 94-year-old woman who accused government of stealing her home equity
(WASHINGTON) -- "The taxpayer must render unto Caesar what is Caesar's, but no more."With those words, Chief Justice John Roberts and a unanimous U.S.... Read More.
McCarthy says ‘every hour matters’ on debt ceiling as lawmakers set to leave town
(WASHINGTON) -- With just seven days until potential default, House members are heading home for Memorial Day recess -- without a debt ceiling deal... Read More.
