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Business groups weigh in on debt limit impasse ahead of meeting - Roll Call

Business groups are pressuring the two parties to cut a bipartisan deal to promptly resolve the ongoing debt limit standoff.

Roll Call

Deal or default? Biden, GOP must decide what's on the table

Before President Joe Biden and congressional leaders can even try to avert an unprecedented U.S. government default, their initial challenge on Tuesday will be to agree on what exactly they’re talking about as they hold their first substantive meeting in months

The Independent UK

Biden and McCarthy set for Oval Office showdown as US edges closer to defaulting on debt

Experts say a failure to raise the debt limit would force the government to default on its debt and precipitate a worldwide financial crisis.

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Debt options abound, but can Biden, McCarthy strike a deal?

The White House and Congress could strike a deal to raise the debt ceiling in exchange for budget cuts

The Independent UK

Yellen warns of 'calamity' unless Congress raises the debt limit. What's the holdup?

The treasury secretary warns that the U.S. could default on its debt by June 1, with disastrous economic consequences. GOP Rep. Dusty Johnson explains why Republicans insist on adding conditions.

WEKU

Debt Ceiling Compromise Likely to Avert a Default: Kiplinger Economic Forecasts

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Kentucky GOP aims for strong matchup versus Dem Gov. Beshear

As Kentucky’s GOP primary campaign sprints toward the finish line, some Republicans are already looking ahead to the November election

The Independent UK

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Biden and McConnell have a debt limit past. Can they deliver another late-inning save?

McConnell may well wish to wash his hands of this year's blood-letting over the debt limit and all it entails. But he knows it will not be that easy. He may know that better than anyone.

WEKU

Senate Democrats’ effort to overhaul Supreme Court ethics faces GOP opposition

Democrats hope to strengthen ethics rules governing the nine justices in the wake of reports that Justice Clarence Thomas accepted expensive vacations from a GOP donor.

Chicago Sun-Times

Senate, for now, defers to Biden and McCarthy on debt talks - Roll Call

Senators are so far standing firm on letting Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden work out how to address the debt limit.

Roll Call

Senate panel splits on power to force Supreme Court ethics code - Roll Call

Senate Judiciary Democrats spent a hearing Tuesday making the case for legislation that would put the Supreme Court under an ethics code.

Roll Call

Bipartisan US debt ceiling talks restart as deadline moves closer – as it happened

Joe Biden schedules 9 May meeting with congressional leaders after warning US could default on debt as soon as 1 June

The Guardian - US

Biden invites House and Senate leaders to White House as debt limit crisis looms

Mr Biden will meet with top House and Senate leaders on 9 May

The Independent UK

New debt limit forecast crashes into Capitol Hill - Roll Call

The federal government's debt managers warned Congress on Monday that lawmakers may have even less time to raise the borrowing limit.

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The Independent UK

What should Democrats do about Dianne Feinstein?

From judicial nominations to holding the Supreme Court accountable to administration rules, Feinstein’s absence has become hard to ignore for Senate Democrats. They are still hoping she returns, Eric Garcia reports

The Independent UK

Rising GOP star embroiled in tough Kentucky primary fight

Flagged as a rising Republican star, Daniel Cameron could have taken a cautious approach and run for reelection as Kentucky's attorney general

The Independent UK

Debt ceiling: McCarthy wins 1st round, Biden eyes long game

Speaker Kevin McCarthy surprised Washington when he united the raucous House Republican majority to pass a sweeping debt ceiling package

Salon

Joe Biden vs. dead skunk: 2024 matchup!

No one really wants a Biden-Trump rematch in 2024 — and it still might not happen. But what's the alternative?

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House passes $1.5 trillion debt limit increase, spending cuts - Roll Call

House Republicans passed legislation Wednesday pairing nearly $4.8 trillion in deficit reduction with a debt limit increase into next year.

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Push for Supreme Court ethics code gets bipartisan boost - Roll Call

A pair of senators announced bipartisan legislation Wednesday to require the Supreme Court to adopt an ethics code within a year.

Roll Call

Murray's 10,000th vote marks a new era for women in the Senate - Roll Call

Sen. Patty Murray’s history-making 10,000th vote in the Senate was a milestone as she breaks records in a chamber long dominated by men.

Roll Call

Photos of the week ending April 21, 2023 - Roll Call

Photos of the week: Congress returned from the Easter recess as did Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Sen. John Fetterman from their extended absences. CQ Roll Call photojournalists were on hand to capture it all.

Roll Call

Senate invites chief justice to testify on Supreme Court ethics - Roll Call

In the wake of reports about trips accepted by Clarence Thomas, the Senate Judiciary chair called on Roberts to testify about court ethics.

The Guardian - US

Judicial record undermines Clarence Thomas defence in luxury gifts scandal

Republican mega-donor Harlan Crow was linked to a conservative group that had court business while Thomas was on the bench

The Independent UK

Feinstein matter stirs angst among some Senate peers

Dianne Feinstein isn't the first senator to take an extended medical absence or face questions about age or cognitive abilities

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