Here’s what’s in the debt ceiling package
By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Congress has passed the debt ceiling package, just days before the Treasury Department would have run out of…
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CNN By Sydney Kashiwagi, CNN (CNN) — The Senate voted late Thursday on a bill to suspend the country’s debt limit through January 1, 2025…
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By Manu Raju, CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent (CNN) — Rep. Chip Roy accused House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Monday of cutting a deal that…
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By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Party leaders in Washington are waging an urgent campaign Monday to convince Democrats and Republicans to get…
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By CNN staff (CNN) — President Joe Biden and House Republicans have reached an agreement in principle to address the debt limit and cap…
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By Shania Shelton (CNN) — Texas Republicans have approved a pair of bills targeting the elections process in Harris County, the state’s…
Continue ReadingBiden and McCarthy race to sell their debt ceiling deal to lawmakers before the government runs out of money
By Kevin Liptak, CNN Wilmington, Delaware (CNN) — The White House and Republican leaders in Congress were mounting an intensive push Sunday to…
Continue ReadingTop House progressive says Democratic leaders should be concerned about debt deal support
By Jack Forrest and Sam Fossum, CNN Washington (CNN) — Washington Rep. Pramila Jayapal, the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, said…
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CNN By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — After several weeks of tense negotiations, President Joe Biden and House Republicans have reached an agreement…
Continue ReadingHere’s what’s in the debt ceiling deal
CNN By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — After several weeks of tense negotiations, President Joe Biden and House Republicans have reached an agreement…
Continue ReadingChris Sununu will decide on 2024 presidential bid ‘in the next week or two’
By Shawna Mizelle and Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu said Sunday he will decide “in the next week or two” if he…
Continue ReadingHere’s what’s in the debt ceiling deal
CNN By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — After several weeks of tense negotiations, President Joe Biden and House Republicans have reached an agreement…
Continue ReadingHere’s what’s in the debt ceiling deal
By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — After several weeks of tense negotiations, President Joe Biden and House Republicans have reached an agreement in…
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CNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN Wilmington, Delaware (CNN) — The White House and Republican leaders in Congress were mounting an intensive push Sunday…
Continue ReadingWhite House and House Republicans strike agreement in principle to raise debt ceiling
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Continue ReadingTexas House of Representatives votes to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton
CNN By Eric Bradner, Zoe Sottile and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The Texas House of Representatives has voted to impeach Attorney General Ken…
Continue ReadingTexas House of Representatives votes to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton
By Eric Bradner, Zoe Sottile and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The Texas House of Representatives has voted to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton, an…
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