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Biden, GOP reach tentative deal to raise debt ceiling, avoid calamitous US default

With the outlines of a deal in place, the legislative package could be drafted and shared with lawmakers in time for votes early next week in the House and later in the Senate.

Chicago Sun-Times

Biden, McCarthy reach tentative deal to raise US debt ceiling

Deal raises debt limit for two years while capping spending, but uncertainty remains on whether it can pass Congress.

Al Jazeera

Biden cuts deal in principle with Republicans to avert catastrophic US default

WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden and Republican lawmakers struck a deal in principle to raise the country's debt ceiling Saturday, in a crucial first step towards eliminating the threat of a disastrous default with just days to spare.

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Biden, McCarthy reach tentative US debt ceiling deal

U.S. President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy reached a tentative deal to suspend the federal government's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling on Saturday evening, ending a months-long stalemate.

Reuters

Tentative deal struck to raise US debt limit and avert default crisis

Biden and top Republican Kevin McCarthy have reached a tentative deal to raise the federal government's $US31.4 trillion debt ceiling

The New Daily

Joe Biden and Kevin McCarthy reach 'agreement in principle' on US debt ceiling

US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden race to strike a deal to limit federal spending and resolve the looming debt crisis ahead of a June 5 deadline.

ABC News

Debt ceiling deal reached between Biden and McCarthy

Tentative deal will avert a worldwide financial catastrophe

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Biden and McCarthy reach ‘in principle’ deal to raise debt ceiling days before US default

Agreement will reportedly raise debt limit for two years, but deal still needs approval from a divided US congress

The Guardian - US

White House and McCarthy move to lock down votes after striking deal to avoid default

The leaders' breakthrough comes after weeks of negotiations and a series of on-and-off talks. The U.S. is set to run out of money to pay its loans on June 5 if a deal is not approved by Congress.

WEKU

Biden and McCarthy hold debt ceiling talks amid signs a deal is close

Default deadline pushed to 5 June as work requirements for food aid recipients reportedly emerge as final sticking point

The Guardian - US

Texas AG Ken Paxton impeached, suspended from duties; will face Senate trial

The House voted 121-23 to suspend the attorney general and refer him to the Senate for trial on charges of bribery, abuse of office and obstruction. It was the first such impeachment since 1975.

The Texas Tribune

2 more Oath Keepers are sentenced to prison terms for the Jan. 6 Capitol attack

A federal judge sentenced Army veterans Jessica Watkins, of Woodstock, Ohio, to more than eight years in prison and Kenneth Harrelson, of Titusville, Fla., to four years in the 2021 riot.

WEKU

As attorney general, Paxton’s ideological crusades have drowned out his day job

Child support enforcement, environmental regulation, consumer protection and a host of other responsibilities fall under the attorney general’s realm at what is essentially the state’s largest law firm.

The Texas Tribune

Russ Vought: GOP's far-right mastermind

How onetime budget wonk Russ Vought joined the culture war — and built a strategic plan for conservatives in exile

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Biden confident global economic disaster can be avoided over next few days

US government’s debt ceiling crisis 'very close' to being resolved

Axios

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema enters debt ceiling talks to try to resolve split on energy permitting

Her late entrance signals that negotiators are exploring new ways to solve thorny issues.

The Guardian - US

DeSantis’s limp start to 2024 race delights Trump but battle is not over

Florida governor enters the primary weakened after Twitter ‘DeSaster’ as wide field of candidates try to scrape ahead

Reuters

Russia tells United States: don't lecture Moscow on nuclear deployments

Russia on Saturday dismissed criticism from U.S. President Joe Biden over Moscow's plan to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, saying Washington had for decades deployed just such nuclear weapons in Europe.

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Biden says US debt deal 'very close' as default deadline set at June 5

Work requirements for federal food aid recipients have emerged as a final sticking point in negotiations over the looming debt crisis, even as President Joe Biden said Friday that a deal is “very close.”

The Independent UK

Biden says debt deal 'very close' even as two sides far apart on work requirements

Work requirements for federal food aid recipients have emerged as a final sticking point in negotiations over the looming debt crisis, even as President Joe Biden says a deal is “very close.”

WEKU

The Texas AG may be impeached by members of his own party. Here are the allegations

Saturday, the Texas House will vote on whether to impeach state Attorney General Ken Paxton who investigators say allegedly abused his office to help a campaign donor by committing bribery and more.

The New Daily

Four-day reprieve before US is officially bankrupt

Democrat and Republican negotiators have gained a few more days to reach a deal to raise the US government's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, as Treasury

Al Jazeera

Where do things stand as the US rolls back debt ceiling deadline?

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says the agency will run out of funds to meet financial obligations by June 5.

The Texas Tribune

Donald Trump Jr., conservative Republicans ride to Ken Paxton’s defense on eve of impeachment vote

Supporters of the attorney general portray Saturday’s impeachment vote as a political witch hunt meant to sideline President Joe Biden’s biggest headache.

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