6 pillars of the debt ceiling deal
The debt ceiling deal that President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy struck late Saturday is a true meet-you-halfway compromise between the stark ultimatums the leaders have issued for months. A far cry from the “clean” increase Biden had
McCarthy and Biden reach agreement in principle on debt limit
White House and congressional GOP negotiators have reached an agreement in principle to avert a debt default, according to two people familiar with the deal. Now they have to get it to President Joe Biden’s desk in time. Hill leaders
Debt limit derails the rest of Congress’ must-pass agenda
Spending packages. The farm bill. Defense legislation. Congress’ knockdown fight over what was once its most mundane activity — raising the debt ceiling — is claiming an unintended victim: the rest of its must-pass agenda. The negotiations between the Biden
Members of a No Labels-allied caucus erupt at No Labels
A group of House Democrats with ties to No Labels is turning on the centrist group after it attacked one of their founding members. On Tuesday, No Labels texted people who live in the district of Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.),
GOP worries ‘oatmeal’ Bob Casey might be too tough to beat this cycle
PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity, a rising star in the state’s GOP, is keeping her options open ahead of the 2024 Senate election. She isn’t ruling out a run against Democratic Sen. Bob Casey next year. But she knows