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Biden, McCarthy in different worlds on debt standoff

As Washington slow-walks toward a crisis over the national debt, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are talking to two very different Americas

The Independent UK

‘A Fever in the Heartland’ tells how KKK pushed their way into politics with a plan to win the White House

"A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan’s Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them" by Timothy Egan; Viking (428 pages, $30)

Tribune News Service

Biden invites Ralph Yarl to the White House once teen recovers from shooting

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — President Joe Biden has invited Ralph Yarl to visit the White House once the Kansas City teen recovers after being shot last week after he rang the wrong doorbell.

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Biden invites Ralph Yarl to the White House once he recovers from shooting

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — President Joe Biden has invited Ralph Yarl to visit the White House once the Kansas City teen recovers after being shot last week after he rang the wrong doorbell.

Tribune News Service

‘It’s devastating’: White House decries Ralph Yarl shooting as part of ‘epidemic’ of gun violence

Mr Biden spoke to the 16-year-old shooting victim on Monday

The Independent UK

Donald Trump returns to Instagram for first time since Capitol attack

Ex-president promoted the second edition of his digital playing cards on the platform after Meta lifted his ban in January

The Guardian - US

Kevin McCarthy, Joe Biden, and the Deeply Unserious Debate Over the Debt Ceiling

An impasse created by years of politicized, myopic decision making in Washington is pushing the federal government ever closer to a dangerous cliff.

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McCarthy preps House GOP debt deal to draw Biden into talks

Speaker Kevin McCarthy has convened House Republicans to unveil his proposal to raise the nation’s debt limit

The Independent UK

Biden signs executive order to improve access to child care

President Joe Biden has signed an executive order containing more than 50 directives to increase access to child care and improve the work life of caregivers

The Independent UK

How Doug Emhoff became the White House’s voice against antisemitism

WASHINGTON — Second gentleman Doug Emhoff was furious.

Los Angeles Times

White House calls for immediate Sudan ceasefire

The White House on Monday called for an immediate ceasefire to fighting in Sudan between the army and a paramilitary force and said U.S. officials are in touch with the military leaders there.

Reuters

McCarthy calls for spending caps to raise US debt ceiling

Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy denounces US debt as a ‘time bomb’ in a major New York City speech.

Al Jazeera

Kevin McCarthy hits Biden for not negotiating with GOP on debt limit

Speaker does not indicate Republicans will block debt limit increase

The Independent UK

McCarthy plans vote to raise debt ceiling into 2024

The vote will happen “in the coming weeks,” the House speaker told the New York Stock Exchange.

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The Independent UK

Speaker McCarthy vows to pass debt bill -- with spending cap

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is vowing to pass legislation to raise the nation’s debt ceiling — but only coupled with a cap on future federal spending

The Independent UK

Biden's pick for top WH economist faces Senate grilling

President Joe Biden’s next pick to lead the Council of Economic Advisers is bracing for a barrage of political attacks centered on how the White House has tackled inflation

Chicago Tribune

Illinois first lady M.K. Pritzker appointed to committee charged with the preservation of the White House

CHICAGO — Just days after President Joe Biden selected Chicago to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention, his administration said Friday that Illinois’ first lady M.K Pritzker has been appointed to serve on the Committee for the Preservation of the White House.

The Independent UK

Speaker McCarthy: 100 days in power and a tough road ahead

When Rep. Kevin McCarthy emerged from the messy 15-ballot election in January to become House speaker, he said he was emboldened by the fight

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The Independent UK

Pence: Candidates must run 'as Republicans' to win in 2024

Former Vice President Mike Pence is ramping up his criticism of fellow Republicans, trying to paint his would-be rivals as straying from party principles as he inches closer to an expected presidential run

The Independent UK

Varadkar: Ireland has ally in the White House after Biden’s successful visit

Irish Premier Leo Varadkar has seen US President Joe Biden off as he hailed a successful trip and said Ireland has an ally in the White House.

Tribune News Service

Dallas judge would be first Latina on 5th Circuit appeals court with Biden nomination

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden has picked a longtime federal magistrate in Dallas for the influential 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

The Texas Tribune

Biden to nominate Texas judge to be first Latina on federal appeals court

Both of Texas’ Republican senators voice support for Irma Carrillo Ramirez’s nomination to the conservative 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Biden was right to withdraw US forces from Afghanistan

The U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021 was the lowest point of Joe Biden’s presidency. The optics, including chaotic scenes at the barricaded Kabul International Airport and desperate Afghans clinging to U.S. transport planes, were grim. The entire withdrawal process was aired live on cable news networks, with…

The Independent UK

Biden taps Gaga, Clooney, Garner, others for arts committee

The White House has announced a star-studded slate of members for the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, a panel of artists, museum professionals, academics and philanthropists that serves as an advisory board to President Joe Biden on culture issues

WEKU

Biden moves to expand DACA recipients' access to government-funded health insurance

The Department of Health and Human Services will propose an amended definition of "lawful presence" to include recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, the White House said.

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