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Debt ceiling talks aren't going well. Here's where they stand

House Republicans insist there's a gulf between them and the White House on key areas on how to resolve the looming debt ceiling deadline.

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US lawmakers view Afghanistan 'dissent' cable, dispute continues

The leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday privately viewed a classified cable related to the August 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, as the panel's Republican chairperson and State Department grapple over providing access to the document.

Reuters

Democrats, worried about a Biden-McCarthy deal, push a backup plan to avoid default

Progressive Democratic lawmakers raised the alarm over comments Biden made earlier this week suggesting he's entertaining possible changes to federal safety net programs.

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Who's who in the debt limit fight: Meet the four negotiators who could save the US from default

President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are turning to a select group of negotiators to help broker a deal to increase the nation’s borrowing authority and avoid the economic carnage that would ensue if a deal is not reached soon

The Independent UK

Earmarks increase in popularity, slightly, among GOP senators - Roll Call

New Senate Republican earmark requesters are angling to fill the shoes left by the retirements of four longtime senators.

Roll Call

Biden cuts a planned trip short as debt default threat looms

After a White House meeting Tuesday with top congressional leaders on raising the nation's debt limit, President Biden canceled part of an upcoming trip to focus on the debt ceiling talks.

WEKU

Biden taps National Cancer Institute director to lead NIH - Roll Call

Bertagnolli would be the second woman to lead the National Institutes of Health, a sprawling medical research agency, on a permanent basis.

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At the Races: Admakers (heart) NY - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

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NCAA President Charlie Baker Continues to Push for NIL Legislation With Lawmakers

There is growing bipartisan support for a federal bill to help provide more oversight around name, image and likeness.

Sports Illustrated

Nonprofits, lawmakers worry end of Title 42 will strain resources - Roll Call

Many border nonprofits face significant resource constraints that could tighten when the Title 42 policy lifts this week.

Roll Call

Federal prisons want inmates to pay victims, before making phone calls or buying shoes

A proposed Bureau of Prisons rule would put the majority of money sent to an incarcerated person from outside toward restitution or other fines.

WEKU

'Back on his game': Pa. Sen. John Fetterman hit the ground running in first week back in Washington

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Fetterman didn’t need an acceleration lane to get up to speed after returning to Capitol Hill this week following a two-month absence. He hit the gas as soon as he came to town.

Tribune News Service

US war game on Taiwan shows need for 'decisive action' to boost arms

A U.S. congressional war game simulating a Chinese invasion of Taiwan showed the need to arm the island "to the teeth," the chair of a committee on China said on Thursday, after the exercise indicated the U.S. must boost production of long-range missiles and businesses must brace for economic fallout.

Reuters

Biden draws sharp contrast with McCarthy on debt-limit approach

President Joe Biden accused Republicans of trying to “squeeze out more of America’s middle class,” painting the debt ceiling and spending cut proposal unveiled Wednesday by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy as lacking detail and benefiting the wealthy.

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Trump beating DeSantis in Florida endorsement race

Trump sees DeSantis as his only threat for the nomination.

WEKU

Speaker McCarthy outlines GOP debt limit plan, Democrats pan demands as extreme

Talks over raising the nation's borrowing authority are stalled so House Speaker McCarthy says GOP will vote on their own plan. Democrats say adding demands to avoid a historic default is reckless.

Tribune News Service

As European tax on carbon looms, a border fee draws bipartisan focus

WASHINGTON — On both sides of Capitol Hill, there is budding interest in implementing taxes on carbon-intensive goods that enter the U.S., though Democrats and Republicans tend to be interested for different reasons.

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As European tax looms, a border fee draws bipartisan focus - Roll Call

On both sides of Capitol Hill, there is budding interest in implementing taxes on carbon-intensive goods that enter the U.S.

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The Family tied to anti-gay Uganda bill

Christian group formally known as the Fellowship Foundation linked to anti-gay legislation in Uganda

Los Angeles Times

House Republicans rally after Trump indictment, amping up attacks on Manhattan DA

WASHINGTON — Dozens of House Republicans rallied to Donald Trump’s defense Friday, a day after he became the first former president in U.S. history to be criminally prosecuted and following weeks of contentious letters traded between Capitol Hill and the Manhattan district attorney’s office.

Tribune News Service

Getting a discounted electric vehicle is about to become harder

WASHINGTON — It will soon become harder to get a full $7,500 tax credit for a new electric vehicle under proposed rules released Friday by the U.S. Treasury Department — and interested buyers should move fast.

Tribune News Service

A chance reunion at a fundraiser sent Glenn Ivey to the Hill; now he’s back as a member

WASHINGTON — Maryland Democratic Rep. Glenn F. Ivey got his start on Capitol Hill with a conversation about jazz. After blanketing members of the Congressional Black Caucus with his résumé, Ivey landed an interview with one of its founders, Democratic Rep. John Conyers Jr. of Michigan. Instead of talking politics,…

Daily Mirror

'QAnon Shaman' Jacob Chansley is released early from jail into halfway house

'QAnon Shaman', 35-year-old Jacob Chansley, stormed Capitol Hill during the Jan 6 riots while wearing a viking helmet and face paint - he was sentenced to 41 months in prison

Roll Call

A chance reunion at a fundraiser sent Glenn Ivey to the Hill; now he's back as a member - Roll Call

Freshman Rep. Glenn Ivey returns to D.C. having worked for John Conyers, Paul Sarbanes and former Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle.

Tribune News Service

Lawmakers open to Biden’s call to claw back SVB executive pay

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s call for legislation that would allow regulators to claw back executive bonuses and stock sale proceeds in the lead up to the Silicon Valley Bank collapse has found a receptive audience on Capitol Hill.

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