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"Thread the needle": Party leaders sell divergent realities on debt ceiling deal

"Either side bragging too much about their wins scares people and costs votes."

Axios

Senator Dianne Feinstein has full-time aides to help her when she gets confused, report says

The 89-year-old Californian has announced she will not seek re-election but will serve out the remainder of her term

The Independent UK

Right-wing populist Javier Milei gains support in Argentina by blasting 'political caste'

He believes selling human organs should be legal, climate change is a “socialist lie,” sex education is a ploy to destroy the family and that the Central Bank should be abolished

The Independent UK

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Republican priorities on school choice, border fail, but late-night compromises resurrect others

Rushed agreements and suspended rules rescue legislation on the electric grid and economic incentives for companies, and work is still being done on a property tax proposal.

The Texas Tribune

The debt ceiling deal isn’t perfect but it’s the only one – and it must pass

What happens from here depends on how many members of the House prefer governing to chaos

The Guardian - US

McCarthy and Biden's debt ceiling plan faces a big test

The stakes are especially high for McCarthy, whose survival as speaker could be at stake.

Axios

Debt ceiling deal slammed as "cruel"

"Hungry people are set to lose food while tax cheats get a free pass"

Salon

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Diverse Republican presidential primary field sees an opening in 2024 with voters of color

Race has emerged as a central issue, and a delicate one, in the 2024 presidential contest as the Republican Party fields one of its most racially diverse group of primary candidates ever

The Independent UK

Experts warn of increased risk of US terror attacks by rightwing ‘lone wolf’ actors

Individuals rather than organized groups more likely to commit extremist crimes as inflammatory Republican rhetoric escalates

The Guardian - US

DeSantis accused of ‘catastrophic’ climate approach after campaign launch

Republican ‘trying to out-Trump Trump’ on climate, expert says, as governor says he rejects the ‘politicization of the weather’

The Guardian - US

Debt-ceiling deal: What's in and what's out of the agreement to avert US default

President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have reached an agreement in principle on legislation to increase the nation's borrowing authority and avoid a default

The Independent UK

Liz Cheney to give Colorado College graduation speech as GOP campaign speculation persists

Former Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney is scheduled to give a graduation speech at her alma mater, where she'll likely return to themes she's spoken on since leaving office about the threat she believes Donald Trump poses to democracy

The Independent UK

Biden, GOP reach debt-ceiling deal, now Congress must approve it to prevent calamitous default

President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have reached an “agreement in principle” to resolve the looming debt crisis

The Independent UK

Debt ceiling tests McCarthy, as GOP speaker rides breezily through fight of his career

Kevin McCarthy was never Washington’s bet to become House speaker

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

What's next on the debt ceiling: Selling the plan, and making a deal into a law

After weeks of negotiations, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have announced an “agreement in principle” to raise the nation’s debt ceiling and avoid a potentially catastrophic default

The Independent UK

Why Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's impeachment fight isn't finished yet

The Texas Legislature already made one historic move with the impeachment of Republican state Attorney General Ken Paxton

The Independent UK

Fight still ahead for Texas' Ken Paxton after historic impeachment deepens GOP divisions

The historic impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is plunging Republicans into a bruising fight over whether to banish one of their own in America’s biggest red state

Chicago Sun-Times

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.

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Al Jazeera

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.

Bangkok Post

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.

Reuters

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.

The New Daily

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 Texas Tribune

“I’m here to watch history”: Texans marvel at Paxton impeachment spectacle

The suspended attorney general’s supporters thought lawmakers tried to overrule voters. Ken Paxton’s critics felt accountability was a long time coming.

The Independent UK

Debt ceiling deal reached between Biden and McCarthy

Tentative deal will avert a worldwide financial catastrophe

The Texas Tribune

No teacher raises, no vouchers: Lawmakers fail to reach compromise on school funding bill

The end of House Bill 100 is a bittersweet victory for public education advocates who vehemently oppose school voucher programs but lament that schools won’t get additional funds to pay for teacher raises or balance their budgets.

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