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Appropriators face close votes on spending bills in committee - Roll Call

Rep. Steve Womack said Tuesday that lining up support from GOP panel members for appropriations markups remains “a work in progress.”

Roll Call · May 23, 2023

Crow sidesteps panel's questions about gifts to Clarence Thomas - Roll Call

A billionaire Republican donor brushed off questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee about his relationship with Justice Clarence Thomas.

Roll Call · May 23, 2023

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 · May 23, 2023

GOP work requirements target people 50+

Many Americans in their early 50s take care of older loved ones

Salon · May 23, 2023

McCarthy: No deal yet, but debt limit meeting ‘productive’

WASHINGTON — Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he and President Joe Biden on Monday had their best meeting yet on how to lift the statutory debt limit but that “there’s nothing agreed to” in the negotiations.

Tribune News Service · May 23, 2023

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 · May 23, 2023

Texas Senate again advances proposed restrictions on lessons about gender identity and sexual orientation

For the third time, the Senate is pushing a proposal critics say will ignore the existence of LGBTQ people in every grade level. Two other bills that contained similar language missed key legislative deadlines.

The Texas Tribune · May 23, 2023

Tim Scott launches 2024 presidential bid seeking optimistic contrast with other top rivals

Tim Scott, the Senate’s sole Black Republican, hopes to offer a differing perspective from the divisive rhetoric of recent elections as he seeks the GOP nomination.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 22, 2023

News briefs

‘We’ve got a real dilemma’: How ‘Never Trump’ Republicans view DeSantis vs Trump

Tribune News Service · May 22, 2023

Scoop: Glenn Youngkin reconsiders 2024 GOP presidential bid

He's reconsidering after earlier taking himself out of the race, top GOP sources tell Axios.

Axios · May 22, 2023