Year: 2024

Wrinkles and curveballs in the debt ceiling bill
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Wrinkles and curveballs in the debt ceiling bill

A greenlight for Joe Manchin’s favorite gas pipeline In one unexpected development, the bill would approve all the remaining permits to complete the stalled Mountain Valley Pipeline, an Appalachian natural gas project that has been a top priority of West Virginia Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito. Manchin had tried last year to secure… […]

McCarthy rallies support for debt deal amid hints of mutiny
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McCarthy rallies support for debt deal amid hints of mutiny

The Texas Republican said on Twitter that an “explicit” agreement was made during private negotiations in January to elect McCarthy to the speakership: No bill could get to the floor without “unanimous” Republican support on the Rules Committee, on which Roy serves. Any holdups like a delay in teeing up House floor debate would cost… […]

Pragmatic House Republicans support debt deal, Dusty Johnson says
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Pragmatic House Republicans support debt deal, Dusty Johnson says

Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) said that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy made no concessions to President Joe Biden. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Rep. Dusty Johnson on Sunday downplayed initial conservative opposition to the debt ceiling deal announced late Saturday, saying it was only the “most colorful” conservatives who were opposed. Speaking to host Jake Tapper on CNN’s… […]

Congress has power to reform Supreme Court, Sen. Whitehouse says
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Congress has power to reform Supreme Court, Sen. Whitehouse says

“In terms of administering how the internal ethics of the judicial branch are done — heck, the judicial conference which does that is a creation of Congress,” Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) said. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Congress “absolutely can” reform Supreme Court ethics rules, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse said, despite some arguments that Congressional interference would be… […]

Here are the 6 must-know provisions of the new debt ceiling deal
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Here are the 6 must-know provisions of the new debt ceiling deal

Here are the six main pieces of the agreement, according to people with direct knowledge of the deal: Work requirements The deal would tighten restrictions for the SNAP food assistance program, as well as emergency cash aid known as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. New time limits would be phased in for people without children… […]

‘We’ve done this before’: Harris, Grissom making impact
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‘We’ve done this before’: Harris, Grissom making impact

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