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In U.S. House, the far right gains a powerful spending-cuts ally in Texas Republican Kay Granger

The chair of the House Appropriations Committee vows to hold spending bills to 2022 levels to counter “years of out-of-control spending.”

The Texas Tribune

Texas Republicans in Congress stand behind Donald Trump after federal indictment

GOP lawmakers dismiss the charges over classified documents as a partisan attack, but Democrats say the matter proves nobody is above the law.

The Texas Tribune

MAGA shivs McCarthy on gas stove bill

"Fundamental commitments that allowed Kevin McCarthy to assume the speakership have been violated," says Matt Gaetz

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Still steaming over debt deal, conservatives derail House action - Roll Call

Hard-right House conservatives derailed legislation scheduled for floor votes Tuesday in a rebuke to GOP leadership.

Roll Call

Proposed legislation would eliminate ESG in TSP pensions

Congressman Chip Roy (R-Texas) on May 23 reintroduced legislation calling for the elimination of the use of ESG in the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), the pension plan for federal employees and members of the military. The private managers of the TSP are BlackRock and State Street, two of the largest…

Ballotpedia

Biden, McCarthy win — and Trump loses

Against the odds, D.C. went back to normal this week with a bipartisan deal — and a big defeat for Trumpism

Salon

Don't believe the hype: Low-key lawmakers helped avert a debt ceiling crisis

The House voted overwhelmingly to approve a bipartisan deal to lift the debt ceiling and cap spending. That's in part due to the work of lawmakers who usually fly under the radar.

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US House of Representatives votes ‘yes’ on debt-ceiling deal

Speaker Kevin McCarthy faced opposition in his own party to a deal hammered out with the White House to avoid default.

Al Jazeera

$House Democrats fracture on debt ceiling vote$

House Democrats fracture on debt ceiling vote

“Fair to say that Chip Roy also spoke for most Democrats when he called the deal a ‘turd sandwich.'"

Axios

MAGA turns on Trump over McEnany attack

"This nonsense from Trump is a disgrace," a former aide said

Salon

MAGA threatens McCarthy's speakership

Growing number of House Republicans threaten to use McCarthy's key concession to become speaker to remove him

Salon

House to vote on McCarthy-Biden compromise debt deal, a key test for speaker

Lawmakers are working against the clock to avert an unprecedented debt default. The Treasury Department has said the U.S. could run out of money to pay its bills as soon as June 5.

WEKU

Default averted, lesson left unlearned

If Democrats don't abolish this monstrous terrorist weapon the next time they get a trifecta, it'll be unforgivable

Salon

Debt bill dissatisfaction threatens deeper GOP rift - Roll Call

Ahead of debt limit bill action, opponents are warning the break in GOP unity could reverberate beyond the Wednesday night vote.

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The Guardian - US

US debt ceiling: Republican hard-right vows to ‘do everything in our power’ to oppose bill

Freedom caucus denounces House leader Kevin McCarthy’s deal with Joe Biden to raise the debt ceiling before the default deadline

Bangkok Post

Markets tumble as Republicans threaten US debt deal

HONG KONG: Asian markets sank on Wednesday on worries that hardline Republicans could vote down a crucial bill to hike the US borrowing limit and risk a catastrophic default that could hammer an already fragile global economy.

Bangkok Post

Deal averting US default clears first hurdle

WASHINGTON: A deal to raise the US debt ceiling passed its first major test in Congress on Tuesday, surviving a crucial procedural vote amid a conservative backlash that resurrected the threat of the country's first-ever default.

The Independent UK

Debt limit agreement clears first hurdle despite Republican anger. Here’s what happens next

The bill is set for a Wednesday vote in the House despite multiple Republicans criticising it

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Axios

Freedom Caucus promises "reckoning" over McCarthy's debt ceiling deal

"The Republican conference has been torn asunder."

The Texas Tribune

14 U.S. House Republicans from Texas vote against raising the debt limit

Joined in opposition by four Texas Democrats, the “no” votes weren’t enough to sink the proposal, which next heads to the U.S. Senate.

Roll Call

Debt limit deal clears key hurdle; more land mines await - Roll Call

Debt limit legislation cleared its first critical hurdle Tuesday, when the House Rules Committee backed the terms for floor debate.

WEKU

Far-right members threaten a 'reckoning' over McCarthy's debt limit deal

McCarthy, who struck a compromise deal to avoid a debt default, faces criticism from members of his own conference and a potential threat that could oust him as speaker. He says his job is secure.

Ballotpedia

Proposed legislation would eliminate ESG in TSP pensions

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

Roll Call

Who is Rep. Thomas Massie, the key debt limit supporter? - Roll Call

The Kentucky GOP lawmaker appeared to keep lawmakers’ efforts to avoid a debt default as soon as June 5 on track.

The Guardian - US

US debt ceiling deal: what has to happen now to get it passed?

Lawmakers are scrambling to push through Biden-McCarthy deal by 5 June to avoid default disaster – what is the process?

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