Biden expected to sign budget deal to raise debt ceiling

apnews.com President Joe Biden is expected to sign legislation on Saturday to raise the debt ceiling, just two days before the U.S. Treasury warned that the country would struggle to…

How To Solve Violence In The US? End Democrat-Run Cities And Bring Back Asylums

zerohedge.com How To Solve Violence In The US? End Democrat-Run Cities And Bring Back Asylums Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us, One of the most common strategies used by the…

Joe Biden Lauds Kevin McCarthy In Rare Oval Office Address

benzinga.com In a rare display of bipartisanship, President Joe Biden praised Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Friday for reaching a consensus on the debt ceiling deal. What…

US lawmakers aim for crypto regulatory clarity with proposed bill putting the screws to SEC

cointelegraph.com Lawmakers with the United States House Financial Services Committee and House Agriculture Committee have released a draft discussion offering certain crypto assets a pathway…

Biden celebrates win over "extreme voices" on debt ceiling deal

newsweek.com President Joe Biden is celebrating the passage of the bipartisan bill to raise the debt ceiling as a win over "extreme voices." In a speech from the White House on Friday,…

Mehdi Hasan Splits from MSNBC Colleagues on Biden’s Oval Office Speech: ‘Messaging Is All Wrong’

mediaite.com MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan diverged from his network colleagues on President Joe Biden’s Oval Office speech, Friday, which celebrated the passing of the debt ceiling deal as a…

Biden Praises GOP Leaders For ‘Acting Responsibly’ In Debt Ceiling Talks After Rocky Negotiations

forbes.com President Joe Biden commended both Democratic and Republican congressional leaders for “acting responsibly” and operating in “good faith” during debt ceiling negotiations in…

Joe Biden says the U.S. averted 'economic collapse' with debt ceiling deal and gives rare praise to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy

fortune.com President Joe Biden celebrated a “crisis averted” in his first speech to the nation from the Oval Office Friday evening, ready to sign a budget agreement that eliminates the…

Sacramento Says: Your Emissions, Please

wsj.com Democrats in Sacramento are trying to dictate policy for the entire U.S., imposing mandates when Congress and federal regulators won’t. Consider legislation passed Tuesday…

First GOP debate: Who’s in, who's out, and who’s sweating

politico.com Spectators are salivating at the opportunity for former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to savage each other at the Republican National Committee's…

‘Kevin McCarthy is His B*tch’: Bannon Praises Hakeem Jeffries as ‘The Man’ Over Debt Ceiling Tactics

mediaite.com Former Trump 2016 campaign manager and White House adviser Steve Bannon offered high praise from the top Democrat in the House, Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), on his War Room…

California Democrat who opposed anti-tech bills is top contender for key role on antitrust subcommittee

cnbc.com A California lawmaker who has opposed efforts to crack down on the tech industry is the leading contender to become the highest ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary…

PCR: The Criminalization Of Truth In The Western World

zerohedge.com PCR: The Criminalization Of Truth In The Western World Authored by Paul Craig Roberts, Time is running out on truth, the telling of which is being criminalized... In his…

Who receives food benefits? It may not be who you think

nbcnews.com The bipartisan debt-ceiling bill that Congress approved this week contains stricter work requirements for those receiving food assistance, along with new exemptions that…

Centrists alarmed as poll shows growing support for German far-right party

pbs.org Prominent members of German mainstream parties have expressed alarm at a new poll that shows support for the far-right Alternative for Germany at a record high. The…

Trump allies declare victory after YouTube allows 2020 election denial

newsweek.com Former President Donald Trump's allies who challenged the veracity of his loss in the 2020 presidential election are declaring victory after one of the world's largest video…

Student Loan Forgiveness Is an Urgent Racial Justice Issue

newsweek.com President Biden's student debt cancellation effort has been voted down in the Senate, with two Democrats and one Independent joining Republicans to squash the effort.…

Bipartisan leaders invite Indian Prime Minister Modi to address Congress

nbcnews.com The leaders of the House and Senate this week invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address a joint session of Congress during an official state visit on June 22.…

US judge condemns Mississippi city's 'crime cancer' as he removes state justice from lawsuit

aol.com The Mississippi Supreme Court chief justice cannot be sued over a state law that requires him to appoint some judges in the capital city of Jackson, a federal judge wrote…

Crypto: GOP House Financial Services & Ag Committee chairs propose regs

aol.com House Financial Services Committee Chair Patrick McHenry (R, NC) and House Agriculture Committee Chair Glenn Thompson (R, Penn) have unveiled a draft discussion bill as a…

New US bill could set crypto pathway from security status to commodity

theblock.co A new draft bill from senior House Republicans in the U.S. Congress seeks to provide a path for a digital token to go from being treated as a security to a commodity as part…

RNC will require debate participants to support eventual nominee

politico.com The Republican National Committee says it will consider adding a second night to the first GOP presidential primary debate this August in Milwaukee, according to new…

U.S. House Republicans Push for Crypto Oversight With Bill to Make SEC Play Ball

coindesk.com Crypto exchanges would gain a path to registering with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and would be able to trade digital securities, commodities and…

GOP requires pledge to back nominee for first presidential debate

nbcnews.com The Republican National Committee is requiring presidential hopefuls to pledge to support the party's eventual nominee if they want to participate in the GOP's first primary…

'Succession' is overrated

aol.com Midway through Season 2 of Succession, I got bored. It was the 11th or 13th shift of allegiances in the endless battle for control of Waystar RoyCo, the fictional News Corp.…

Elon Musk Makes a Surprise Offer to Joe Biden's Rival

thestreet.com He wasn't put off by the tech fiasco that was his meeting with Gov. Ron DeSantis. On May 24 Elon Musk hosted an interview/conversation on Twitter with the Republican…

Key House committees team up on bill that would provide clarity to crypto markets

fortune.com After Congress narrowly avoided a debt ceiling calamity, two House committees are turning their attention back to crypto legislation. On Friday, House Financial Services and…

The Debt-Limit Deal Suggests Debt Will Keep Growing, Fast

nytimes.com A national debt counter pin is seen on the lapel of Representative Thomas Massie, Republican of Kentucky. Negotiations to prevent a government default reaffirmed that the…

Fox News Host’s 5-Second Quip Puts Trump On Defense

mediaite.com GOP 2024 frontrunner and former President Donald Trump played defense on Friday morning after he heard a five-second comment on Fox & Friends he felt compelled to reply to.…

Student loans: Borrower advocates press for Biden veto on ‘shameful’ student debt bill

finance.yahoo.com Student loan borrower advocates called for the president to veto a bill that would reverse months of forbearance and potentially cancel debt forgiveness that some borrowers…

This week in Bidenomics: So much winning

aol.com President Biden is on a roll. Will anybody notice? The resolution of the debt-ceiling standoff is a win for Biden, and for everybody. At the outset, Biden said he wouldn’t…

Serious Question: Is the U.S. Spending Too Much?

thedailyupside.com Unless you have been hiding under a rock on the International Space Station, you know the U.S. reached a dangerous crossroads in recent days after hitting its debt ceiling…

Lauren Boebert missed voting against the debt ceiling bill she hated and can't explain why

businessinsider.com Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado. Alex Wong/Getty Images Lauren Boebert missed the vote to raise the debt ceiling after criticizing the deal for weeks. The House passed the…

WATCH LIVE: Biden gives remarks on raising of debt ceiling after negotiations with GOP

pbs.org President Joe Biden planned to discuss the contentious, just-passed budget deal in a speech to the nation Friday night, ready to sign the agreement averting the country’s…

The Student Loan Pause Is Actually, Really Ending

forbes.com The student loan pause is actually, definitively coming to an end after over three years. President Joe Biden is soon expected to sign the debt ceiling bill approved by the…

Why the sudden Kevin McCarthy hype is difficult to take seriously

msnbc.com After House Speaker Kevin McCarthy struggled at a historic scale to earn his gavel in January, much of the commentary surrounding the California Republican was ominous.…

Deal approved, Biden will address budget, debt agreement from Oval Office Friday evening

apnews.com President Joe Biden planned to discuss the contentious, just-passed budget deal in a speech to the nation Friday night, ready to sign the agreement averting the country's…

Jim Jordan demands answers about FBI involvement in Trump investigation

newsweek.com Representative Jim Jordan is going after the Federal Bureau of Investigation again, this time over the agency's role in Special Counsel Jack Smith's probe into former…

Debt deal risks turning IRS into a piggybank for Congress

politico.com The debt-limit agreement highlights an overlooked threat to the $80 billion Democrats pushed through last summer for the IRS: That it will become a congressional piggybank.…

Many Americans are anticipating a warmer-than-normal summer

today.yougov.com Record-breaking warmth has affected many parts of the United States in 2023, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — with warmer temperatures…

Biden to deliver Oval Office speech about bipartisan debt ceiling deal

nbcnews.com WASHINGTON — President Biden will address the nation from the Oval Office on Friday after Congress voted to cut spending and extend the debt ceiling for two years. Biden's…

Oil Prices Jump After Senate Passes Debt Ceiling Bill

oilprice.com After dipping on news of another U.S. inventory build, crude oil prices rebounded after Senate voted to pass a debt ceiling bill that ended fears of a U.S. debt default.…

Treasury yields jump after much stronger-than-expected jobs report

cnbc.com U.S. Treasury yields climbed on Friday as investors digested higher-than-expected payroll data. The yield on the 10-year Treasury was up by 2 basis points to 3.628%. The…

Centrist parties alarmed as poll shows growing support for German far right

abcnews.go.com BERLIN -- Prominent members of German mainstream parties have expressed alarm at a new poll that shows support for the far-right Alternative for Germany at a record high.…

Joe Biden hails ‘big win’ as bipartisan debt ceiling bill reaches his desk

theguardian.com The bipartisan bill to solve the US debt ceiling crisis just days before a catastrophic and unprecedented default was on its way to Joe Biden’s desk on Friday as the US…

Matt Gaetz’s far-right wing just lost one of its most dangerous weapons

msnbc.com Hours before Friday's strong jobs report, the Senate sent the debt ceiling deal to President Joe Biden for his signature, defusing the economic bomb that would have resulted…

With bipartisan breakthroughs, Biden succeeds where Trump failed

msnbc.com After watching his hapless, scandal-plagued presidency unfold over four years, it’s easy to forget that Donald Trump presented himself to voters in 2016 as a guy who knew…

How Biden and McCarthy struck a debt limit deal and staved off a catastrophe

bostonherald.com By SEUNG MIN KIM, STEPHEN GROVES and FARNOUSH AMIRI (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — It was advice that Mitch McConnell had offered to Joe Biden once already: To resolve…

Historic debt ceiling vote aligns Bay Area progressives with Freedom Caucus, ties Nancy Pelosi to Kevin McCarthy to … Marjorie Taylor Green?

siliconvalley.com It splintered the Bay Area’s deep-blue congressional delegation, aligning progressive reps. Barbara Lee and Ro Khanna with far-right Republicans Matt Gaetz and Paul Gosar on…

Oregon Democrats vote to fine absent senators amid longest walkout in Legislature's history

nbcnews.com SALEM, Ore. — Oregon Senate Democrats plan to start fining their absent colleagues amid a month-long Republican walkout, a move they hope will pressure boycotting lawmakers…

Student-Loan Debt to Soar as Senators Vote to Retroactively Add Interest

newsweek.com The Senate passed through a Republican bill blocking President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness program on Thursday, with a 52 to 46 vote. It gained the support of…

How Biden and House Speaker McCarthy 'shrunk the room' to get to a debt ceiling deal

fortune.com It was advice that Mitch McConnell had offered to Joe Biden once already: To resolve the debt-limit standoff, he needed to strike a deal with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy —…