‘You’re wrong’: McCarthy answers his critics as he faces blowback from GOP hardliners
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer in February made a bold prediction about the GOP and the debt ceiling, asserting: “We don’t believe they have...
Inside a debt ceiling standoff ‘far more dangerous than people will recognize’
President Joe Biden ended the month of May the same way he began it: with a phone call to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. .
His...
Oregon governor says talks to end longest walkout by lawmakers in state history at impasse
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek said Wednesday that nine days of negotiations with state Senate Republican leadership in an attempt to end the longest walkout by...
Pressure is on for lawmakers to get behind debt ceiling bill to avoid default
Party leaders in Washington are waging an urgent campaign Monday to convince Democrats and Republicans to get behind compromise legislation that would avert a first-ever national...
Here’s what’s in the debt ceiling deal
After several weeks of tense negotiations, President Joe Biden and House Republicans have reached an agreement in principle to address the debt limit and cap spending.
The...
