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Democrats look set to back 11th hour debt ceiling deal – while GOP right-wingers threaten to blow it up

Deal aims to avoid disastrous default

The Independent UK

Hopeful tone pervades debt ceiling talks ahead of long weekend

WASHINGTON — Debt limit negotiations on Thursday morning had the feel of a deal starting to come together, with no in-person meetings scheduled but both sides working through various options in advance of the long holiday weekend.

Tribune News Service

Parties moving closer on debt ceiling deal as talks drag on - Roll Call

Negotiators working to hash out a deal to raise the debt limit were getting closer to agreement late Thursday.

Roll Call

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Look who's talking: Biden goes quiet in debt-limit talks, while McCarthy can't stop chatting

President Joe Biden has made a deliberate decision to go quiet as his team gets down to the wire in the debt-limit talks, according to White House officials

The Independent UK

Debt limit vibe back on the upswing after White House meeting - Roll Call

Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Wednesday that negotiations to lift the statutory debt limit are going better than they had been a day earlier.

Roll Call

Debt-limit talks stall as time runs short to avert US default

Debt limit talks in Washington have hit a fresh impasse with negotiators far apart on key issues, especially the spending cuts demanded by Republicans, as time runs short to avert a historic US default.

Tribune News Service

McCarthy, Rep. Graves signal impasse in White House debt talks

WASHINGTON — Speaker Kevin McCarthy left the U.S. Capitol late Tuesday afternoon saying the two parties had yet to reach a deal to avert a first-ever U.S. default, and a top lieutenant said there are no more meetings planned.

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Another day, another pause in debt ceiling negotiations - Roll Call

Debt limit talks broke down again Tuesday as negotiators described disagreements over spending levels and other policy add-ons.

Roll Call

Wide gulf between debt limit negotiators as time grows short - Roll Call

With just nine days left before the government may not be able to pay all its bills, GOP negotiators said zero progress is being made.

Roll Call

Debt ceiling explained: Why it’s a struggle in Washington and how the impasse could end

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says his team and the White House have had ‘productive’ discussions to avert a default on U.S. debt days before the June 1 deadline.

Chicago Sun-Times

Debt ceiling explained: Why it's a struggle in Washington and how the impasse could end

President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are to meet face to face on Monday after a weekend of on again, off again negotiations over raising the nation’s debt ceiling

The Independent UK

MTG's Biden impeachment "stunt" mocked

MAGA Republicans want to impeach the president while defending "fraudster George Santos," top Democrat says

Salon

FACT FOCUS: Who’s to blame for the national debt? It’s more complicated than one culprit

As political leaders work to reach a deal to raise the debt ceiling, some online have pointed fingers as to who is to blame for the national debt

The Independent UK

Debt ceiling negotiators rushing for weekend deal, but much work remains

Negotiators from the White House met over the debt limit with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s emissaries at the Capitol

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House votes to refer Santos matter to Ethics panel - Roll Call

The House voted Wednesday to refer to the Ethics Committee a Democrat-led resolution to expel indicted New York GOP Rep. George Santos.

The Guardian - US

George Santos: Democrats move to expel indicted Republican from Congress

New York representative is subject of a privileged resolution, which would need two-thirds support to succeed

Roll Call

Debt limit talks pared down to proxies for Biden, McCarthy - Roll Call

President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday tapped proxies to negotiate directly over how to increase the debt limit.

Roll Call

Connolly staffers hospitalized after assailant with bat enters district office - Roll Call

An individual armed with a baseball bat entered the Fairfax, Va., office of Rep. Gerald E. Connolly Monday and injured two staffers.

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What you need to know about the debt ceiling as the deadline looms

What is the debt ceiling? What could happen if it's not raised? Here are answers to questions you may be asking about the debt limit and the fight over it.

Chicago Sun-Times

Expel George Santos? GOP leaders aren’t ready to take that step

Republicans in Congress, who for months have heard mounting evidence of the freshman lawmaker’s lies and misstatements, were unmoved as to removing him after he was accused of embezzling money from his campaign.

The Independent UK

Debt limit fight: Trump tells GOP 'do a default' if needed, but talks with Biden in full swing

Searching for a budget deal amid the debt ceiling standoff, President Joe Biden says saving unspent COVID money is “on the table.”

Roll Call

At the Races: Admakers (heart) NY - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

Salon

Biden considering 14th Amendment on debt

"The problem is, it would have to be litigated," the president said of the strategy

The Guardian - US

George Santos pleads not guilty to fraud and money laundering

New York congressman known for lying appears in federal court on charges also including theft of public funds

WEKU

Biden and congressional leaders met about the debt limit. They'll talk again on Friday

The government could run out of money to pay its bills as soon as June 1. President Biden said talks were "productive" though Speaker Kevin McCarthy said "I didn't see any new movement."

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