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…

Mercedes Schlapp Claims Newsmax Will Have ‘Very Fair’ GOP Debate

mediaite.com Newsmax guest Mercedes Schlapp said Republican presidential candidates should agree to participate in a debate on the network because each will be given a fair shake. Her…

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…

Fitch warns it could still downgrade America’s credit rating despite debt ceiling resolution

cnn.com Fitch Ratings is keeping the United States on watch for a potential credit rating downgrade even after Congress passed a last-minute bill to avert a disastrous default. In…

Joe Biden Uses First Oval Office Address To Take Swipe At Trump. Debt Ceiling Deal Victory Lap, & Set Up Reelection Campaign Themes

deadline.com Joe Biden may have stumbled yesterday at the US Air Force Academy graduation, but the President had some swagger tonight. “There were extreme voices threatening to take…

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…

‘We averted an economic crisis’: Biden hails debt-ceiling deal in Oval Office address

marketwatch.com President Joe Biden on Friday hailed passage of a bipartisan deal to raise the U.S. debt limit and avoid a government default, addressing the nation from the Oval Office.…

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…

'Crisis averted': Biden to tout economic bonafides in first Oval Office address

politico.com In his first Oval Office address Friday evening, President Joe Biden will speak to a “crisis averted” as he’s set to sign a deal to raise the nation’s debt limit and avoid…

Market Extra: Fitch says it may still cut AAA U.S. credit rating despite debt-ceiling deal

marketwatch.com Fitch Ratings on Friday said a debt-ceiling deal that will avert a first-ever federal default doesn’t guarantee the U.S. government will keep its AAA credit rating. Fitch,…

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…

Arizona election official targeted in right-wing lies says he won't seek re-election

msnbc.com An Arizona Republican election official targeted by conservative conspiracy theorists during the 2020 and 2022 election cycles announced he will not be running for a new…

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.…

Opposing Critical Race Theory Doesn't Make You a "White Supremacist"

mises.org Kimberlé Crenshaw, one of the founders of Critical Race Theory, recently decried what she called the "war on wokeness" (by which she seems to mean, a war on CRT). According…

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.…

CNN CEO Chris Licht has some thoughts on media's lack of diversity

businessinsider.com CNN CEO Chris Licht Matt Winkelmeyer/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images A recent Atlantic profile of CNN CEO Chris Licht detailed problems within the network under…

Elon Musk spent the last 24 hours spreading increasingly unhinged anti-trans content

businessinsider.com Elon Musk said he would start "actively lobbying" against some health-care options for transgender kids. Scott Olson/Getty Images One of the world's richest men spent the…

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…

The right wing is waging a war on all things Pride. We can't let them win

sports.yahoo.com The right wing is waging a war on all things Pride. We can't let them win. There's something an anti-LGBTQ extremist recently stated that every person who considers…

Biden Whistleblower: FBI Bringing Document To Capitol As GOP Plans Contempt Proceedings Against Director Wray

forbes.com FBI Director Christopher Wray will allow House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and ranking member Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) to review a subpoenaed document at…

House Republicans Look to Referee the CFTC-SEC Crypto Turf War

blockworks.co Reps. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., and Glenn Thompson, R-Penn., released a draft bill Friday afternoon detailing how the committee chairs think the SEC and CFTC should divvy up…

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…

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…

Fitch still considering US credit rating downgrade despite debt ceiling deal

foxbusiness.com Fitch Ratings said Friday it is holding the United States on watch for a possible credit downgrade, even though Congress passed a bipartisan debt ceiling agreement that will…

Keith Ellison got justice for George Floyd. Here’s what he learned along the way

semafor.com The Subject “It’s hard to convict the police,” Minnesota Attorney Gen. Keith Ellison said in 2020. He’d just taken over the investigation into the killing of George Floyd by…

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…

Do SNAP work requirements really work?

morningbrew.com The ancient adage “those who don’t work, won’t eat” sounds like inspo for a new US law. Older low-income people will now have to get employed in order to receive government…

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…

CNN Boss Chris Licht Wanted the Trump Town Hall Audience to Be “Extra Trumpy”: Report

vanityfair.com If you caught last month’s disastrous CNN town hall with Donald Trump, there were a few things that likely stood out to you. The ex-president’s continued insistence that the…

‘The View’ Hosts Doubt a Pence Presidency: He’s Either a ‘Boot-Licking Accomplice’ or ‘He’s a Traitor’ (Video)

thewrap.com Former vice president Mike Pence hasn’t officially declared his candidacy for president in 2024, but if and when he does, the hosts of “The View” don’t expect it to go well.…

Four more years: DeSantis finds his anti-Trump pitch

semafor.com The Scene SALIX, Iowa – Ron DeSantis doesn’t usually mention his Republican opponents by name. Not unless the media asks him to. While in Iowa for his first rallies as a…

FBI to show House Oversight leaders document in Biden probe on Monday

nbcnews.com Create your free profile or log in to save this article Create your free profile or log in to save this article The FBI will let the chair and ranking member of the House…

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…

Will Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis Ever Meet on the Debate Stage?

vanityfair.com As Ron DeSantis kicked off his presidential campaign last week, Donald Trump was asked during a golf tournament about meeting the Florida governor on the debate stage. “They…

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…

The Debt-Limit Deal's Winners and Losers

wsj.com The debt ceiling deal that passed the Senate on Thursday was the result of weeks of negotiations by the Biden administration and House Republicans—with leaders on each side…

WATCH LIVE: White House holds news briefing after Congress votes to raise debt ceiling

pbs.org White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre will hold a news briefing on Friday as President Joe Biden prepares to discuss the contentious, just-passed budget deal in a…

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…

Unlike Trump, Pence no longer has to worry about classified docs case

msnbc.com After a special counsel was appointed to review President Joe Biden’s handling of classified materials, Former Vice President Mike Pence pretended he had the high ground.…

Everything is coming up Biden

vox.com President Biden in San Diego on March 13, 2023. | Leon Neal/Getty Images The president’s had a string of recent wins. So why do his numbers suck? After President Joe Biden…

Avowed ‘Never Trumper’ Jennifer Rubin Gleefully Celebrates Trump’s Strong Polling Performance

mediaite.com Washington Post columnist and avowed “Never Trumper” Jennifer Rubin celebrated Donald Trump’s strong performance in Republican primary polling on Friday morning, even…

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…

Pentagon Bans Military Drag Shows After GOP Pushback

forbes.com The Department of Defense will not allow drag shows at military bases, the Pentagon confirmed to Forbes on Thursday, amid heavy pressure from Republicans against the…

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…