EconomyNews
The House voted Wednesday evening to lift the nation’s debt ceiling and begin to curb government spending, despite resistance from conservatives following weeks of negotiations… Read More
EconomyCommentary
President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.—both of whom are career politicians—made a deal this week. They agreed to let the federal debt… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., announced a debt limit deal Saturday, with a vote expected Wednesday in the House of Representatives. Heritage… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
As Congress considers the debt ceiling deal negotiated by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, here’s what you need to know about the… Read More
SecurityNews
The House is closer to holding FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress for not producing a document said to detail a $5 million… Read More
EconomyNews
The debt ceiling deal brokered over Memorial Day weekend by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy “fails completely,” the chairman of the House’s… Read More
EconomyNews
A significant majority of Americans believe that the U.S. debt ceiling should only be raised if it’s paired with spending cuts, a CNN poll released… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
President Joe Biden, writes Politico’s White House Bureau Chief Jonathan Lemire, “has prioritized deal-making throughout the debt ceiling talks. But with GOP obstinate, Biden is… Read More
EconomyNews
Thirty-five Republican House lawmakers sent a letter on Thursday to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., urging three specific actions regarding the debt ceiling as a… Read More
EconomyNews
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he isn’t certain a deal on the nation’s debt ceiling will be made Thursday as negotiations between Republican and Democrat… Read More
EconomyNews
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., says that “there’s a number of places that we’re still far apart” on the debt ceiling as negotiations continue in… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Following a number of rounds of discussions between House Republican officials and the Biden administration, the two sides still haven’t reached an agreement on increasing… Read More
EconomyNews
President Joe Biden and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., “have finally backed off their idea that they won’t negotiate” on the debt ceiling, according to House… Read More
EconomyNews
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris met with congressional leaders at the White House on Tuesday to discuss raising the debt ceiling as… Read More
EconomyCommentary
“If you buy a car,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre explained the other day, “you are expected to pay the monthly payment. … It’s… Read More
Economy Analysis
The clock is ticking on America’s debt, and Republicans lawmakers are calling on President Joe Biden to agree to their plan to raise the debt… Read More
EconomyNews
President Joe Biden met with Republican and Democrat leaders Tuesday to discuss the debt ceiling as the U.S. could “run out of cash” in less… Read More
EconomyNews
The U.S. “will run out of cash to pay all the government’s bills on time” on June 8, according to Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
As Americans deal with an economic hangover of high inflation and rising interest rates caused in large part by Washington’s irresponsible spending spree, House Republicans… Read More
PoliticsAnalysis
The U.S. may “potentially” default on its debt “as early as June 1, if Congress does not raise or suspend the debt limit before that… Read More
PoliticsAnalysis
Michael Morell, former deputy director of the CIA, testified that Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who at the time was a senior adviser to the… Read More
EconomyNews
President Joe Biden “has been missing in action and misleading the public,” House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said Monday in New York as the debt… Read More
InternationalNews
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said on Wednesday that “we once again find ourselves in a world where democracy is under threat” while speaking in California… Read More
EducationNews
House Democrats unanimously opposed the Republican-led “Parents Bill of Rights,” legislation that would require schools to inform parents if they encourage or promote children’s transgender… Read More
EconomyNews
One day before President Joe Biden is set to address the nation during his State of the Union speech, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy warned that… Read More
EducationNews
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Protecting female sports from biological male athletes is a Republican priority in the 2023 legislative session, Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., said at an event celebrating National… Read More
PoliticsNews
Rep. Kevin McCarthy has been elected as speaker of the House after a historic fifteen rounds of voting over four days. McCarthy, who previously served… Read More
PoliticsNews
After a historic 14 rounds of voting over four days, there is still no speaker of the House. Here’s what you might have missed: Round… Read More
PoliticsNews
Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is inching closer to the speaker of the House position after 15 Republicans changed their votes in his favor on Friday…. Read More
PoliticsAnalysis
The speaker of the House has yet to be chosen after three days and 11 rounds of voting. So, how long can this go on?… Read More
