Will 2024 be a personality contest or a policy debate?
Trying to make voters’ top issue, inflation, not the No. 1 issue is usually not a winning strategy. This signals the Biden team believes they can take inflation off the table by next year.
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Recess starting to feel distant as debt limit deadline nears
The federal government is expected to run out of enough funds to pay all its bills on time as soon as June 1. Senate Majority Whip Richard J.
House Republican deficit plan seen as shift in thinking on China
Yellen has said the U.S. could default on its debt as early as June 1 unless lawmakers lift the $31.4 trillion ceiling. Rep.
Debt limit talks pared down to proxies for Biden, McCarthy
Yellen reiterated this week that the government could hit the "x date" when it no longer has enough funds to pay all its bills on time as soon as June 1.
Permitting overhaul: Before or after debt ceiling talks?
When lawmakers will act — as part of the debt ceiling negotiations or through separate talks — is emerging as a big question as the June 1 deadline nears for raising the debt limit.
Parties scramble for deal on debt limit, budget
the pressure on, reiterating in a letter to lawmakers Monday that the government could run out of cash and "extraordinary measures" used to stay under the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling as soon as June 1.
CBO sees ‘significant risk’ of debt limit breach before June 15
The report from the nonpartisan scorekeepers will likely keep the pressure on lawmakers to strike a deal to raise or suspend the debt limit before June 1, when Treasury Secretary Janet L.
Debt crisis: Biden should seek a 14th Amendment legal ruling. Trump just showed why
Not a single option guarantees the country doesn’t default on or around June 1. None would ensure a smooth path toward an outcome.
White House meeting delayed amid staff talks on budget, debt
"If these were staff meetings happening on Feb. 1, I’d call them productive," he said.
House panel moves to block Biden student loan forgiveness plan
"We didn’t hear any concern about equity when the $1.9 trillion Trump tax cut passed [and] 80 percent went to the top 1 percent and corporations," said Rep.
Biden, Agriculture committee leaders to discuss farm bill goals
Opponents say that expanding the age limit could put up to 1 million people at risk of losing food aid.
Biden blasts debt limit plan in New York district the GOP flipped
The NRCC announced a five-figure ad campaign targeting 35 vulnerable Democrats, while House Majority Forward is moving forward with a $1 million digital, research and messaging campaign criticizing Republicans
No debt deal, but Biden, Hill leaders agree to meet again
Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy didn’t appear to get any closer to agreement on how to raise the debt ceiling after a roughly hourlong meeting Tuesday afternoon, which was their first since Feb. 1.
Debt standoff is fodder for ads targeting vulnerable House members
A non-profit group affiliated with House Democrats launched a $1 million digital, research and messaging campaign that admonishes Republicans for pressing for sharp cuts to government programs and risking
Labor union challenges constitutionality of debt limit law
The federal government could run out of borrowing room and be unable to pay all its bills on time, and that "x date" could be as soon as June 1, according to Yellen, who warned Monday of "economic catastrophe
Business groups weigh in on debt limit impasse ahead of meeting
Yellen that the debt ceiling must be raised or suspended as early as June 1 to avoid missed payments that could spark economic calamity. In recent days, influential groups like the U.S.
Does Colin Allred stand a chance against Ted Cruz in Texas?
When O’Rourke ran for governor in 2022 against incumbent Republican Greg Abbott, O’Rourke lost by 11 percentage points and almost 1 million votes.
Debt limit veterans look for hopeful signs in Tuesday’s meeting
The "x date" could be as soon as June 1, according to Treasury Secretary Janet L.
Democratic appropriator urges end to aid to Northern Triangle countries
Power, perhaps aware that losing Torres’ support could jeopardize prospects for over $1 billion in fiscal 2024 foreign aid funding for Central America requested by the Biden administration, pleaded with
Senate, for now, defers to Biden and McCarthy on debt talks
Yellen said Monday that the government may be unable to pay its bills on time as soon as June 1 — several senators said that leaves enough time to find agreement and brushed off any need for a short-term