McCaul pressures Blinken with subpoena threat for unredacted Afghanistan withdrawal docs | The Hill Skip to content House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (left) and Secretary of State Antony Blinking (right) (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin/Ahmed Yosri/Pool) House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) on Thursday pressured Secretary of State Antony Blinken for unredacted […]
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Congress to get access to State dissent cable on Afghanistan | The Hill Skip to content Greg Nash House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) arrives for an organizational meeting for the 118th session of Congress on Wednesday, February 8, 2023. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) announced Monday that his panel […]
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Biden commends McCarthy for debt ceiling deal: ‘We were able to get along and get things done’ | The Hill Skip to content President Biden addresses the nation on the budget deal from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, June 2, 2023. (Jim Watson/Pool via AP) President Biden on Friday commended […]
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Jordan, GOP ask DOJ to turn over details on FBI’s role in Trump investigation | The Hill Skip to content House Republicans are asking the Justice Department (DOJ) to turn over information about special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into Donald Trump, including details on whether any FBI employees on the case have investigated the former […]
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‘Soft food’ to ‘good faith’: How Biden and McCarthy came together on debt deal | The Hill Skip to content In late March, the prospects of President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) coming together for a deal to raise the debt ceiling that both men found palatable looked dim. Biden on March 28 flatly […]
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Republicans defend tougher work requirements but challenge cost estimates | The Hill Skip to content The draft of a bill that President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., negotiated to raise the nation’s debt ceiling, is photographed Monday, May 29, 2023. A Republican attempt to expand work requirements for federal food aid […]
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White House, GOP both claim victory on student loans in debt limit bill | The Hill Skip to content The hot-button issue of student loans has found its way into the high-stakes debt ceiling deal, with Republicans claiming a victory that the end of the pandemic-era payment pause is locked in, and the White House […]
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McCarthy’s debt ceiling deal faces first critical GOP test | The Hill Skip to content Patrick Semansky/Associated Press House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaks during a news conference after President Joe Biden and McCarthy reached an “agreement in principle” to resolve the looming debt crisis on Saturday, May 27, 2023, on Capitol Hill in […]
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How White House and GOP leaders are working to sell the budget deal | The Hill Skip to content After President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) signed off on a final budget agreement and a raise of the debt ceiling, the two sides moved onto a difficult task: selling the legislation to their respective parties […]
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5 takeaways: Biden, McCarthy strike deal to raise debt limit | The Hill Skip to content President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) reached an agreement in principle to raise the debt limit Saturday night, capping off days of high-stakes negotiations between emissaries for the White House and GOP conference. The deal raises the debt […]
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Biden, McCarthy face potential revolt over debt ceiling deal | The Hill Skip to content House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaks as he meets with President Joe Biden to discuss the debt limit in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, May 22, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Neither the right flank […]
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McCarthy ally defends debt ceiling deal, says he’s confident it’ll pass | The Hill Skip to content Greg Nash Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.) asks questions during a House Financial Services Committee oversight hearing of the largest U.S. banks on Wednesday, September 21, 2022. Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.) on Sunday praised the deal in principle struck […]
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Here’s what’s in the deal to raise the debt ceiling | The Hill Skip to content Greg Nash President Biden pats Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on the back as Biden arrives for the Friends of Ireland Luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Friday, March 17, 2023. Negotiators for President Biden and Speaker […]
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Biden, McCarthy reach debt ceiling deal to avoid default | The Hill Skip to content Top leaders in both parties reached a long-sought deal on Saturday to avoid an unprecedented government default, announcing an agreement on a plan to lift the debt ceiling for two years and apply new caps on federal spending over the […]
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White House, GOP getting ‘very close’ to budget and debt limit deal | The Hill Skip to content House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaks as he meets with President Joe Biden to discuss the debt limit in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, May 22, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Top […]
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White House fights GOP on work requirements as budget talks drag on | The Hill Skip to content FILE – President Joe Biden walks to speak in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 11, 2023. One outcome is becoming clear as Biden and congressional leaders reach for a budget deal […]
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Newt Gingrich ‘moderately optimistic’ on where debt limit talks sit: ‘But it’s not done yet’ | The Hill Skip to content Greg Nash Former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) is seen after meeting with House Republicans on Thursday, September 22, 2022. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said on Thursday that he’s “moderately optimistic” about where the […]
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Here are some possible debt ceiling escape hatches for McCarthy, Biden | The Hill Skip to content Greg Nash President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) leave the Friends of Ireland Luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Friday, March 17, 2023. Washington is scrambling to stave off an unprecedented debt default as […]
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Greene says ‘no one is concerned’ about debt default in Republican conference | The Hill Skip to content Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) dismissed the threat of the government defaulting on its debt saying “no one is freaking out” in the House Republican conference about the deadline. Her remarks come even amid Treasury Secretary Janet […]
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White House seizes on Gaetz ‘hostage’ remark on debt ceiling | The Hill Skip to content White House officials Wednesday put a spotlight to remarks by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) in which he said some Republicans do not feel they should negotiate with their “hostage” in debt ceiling talks. Biden administration officials pointed to Gaetz’s […]
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McCarthy: Debt ceiling meeting with Biden ‘productive’ but no agreement yet | The Hill Skip to content Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) emerged Monday evening from a roughly hour-long meeting with President Biden on the debt ceiling saying the latest conversation was “productive,” but that the two sides still don’t have an agreement on how to […]
Read More McCarthy: Debt ceiling meeting with Biden ‘productive’ but no agreement yet | The Hill Skip to content Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) emerged Monday evening from a roughly hour-long meeting with President Biden on the debt ceiling saying the latest conversation was “productive,” but that the two sides still don’t have an agreement on how to […]
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These are the biggest sticking points in the debt ceiling fight | The Hill Skip to content Congress and the White House have just 10 days to reach a deal to raise the debt ceiling before the Treasury Department estimates the nation risks default. But major sticking points have emerged in the past week. Friday’s […]
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White House to arrange Biden-McCarthy call on debt limit at conclusion of G7 summit | The Hill Skip to content President Joe Biden walks with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., as he departs following the annual St. Patrick’s Day luncheon on Capitol Hill on Friday, March 17, 2023, in Washington, DC. (Jabin Botsford/Washington Post/Getty Images) […]
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White House optimistic about path forward despite ‘serious differences’ on budget talks | The Hill Skip to content U.S. President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) depart the U.S. Capitol on March 17, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) The White House on Friday night tempered its optimism […]
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Debt ceiling negotiations update: GOP, White House resume talks Skip to content Greg Nash Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) speaks during a ceremony in Statuary Hall to unveil a portrait of former Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) for the Speaker’s Lobby on Wednesday, May 17, 2023 Republicans and the White House resumed debt ceiling talks on Friday […]
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What a default could mean for Medicaid and other federal benefits | The Hill Skip to content A sign points visitors toward the financial services department at a hospital, Friday, Jan. 24, 2014. (AP Photo/David Goldman) With the White House and House leadership less than two weeks away from a default deadline on the country’s […]
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‘Stop, stop’: GOP bashes Biden for taking off during debt showdown | The Hill Skip to content Republicans are blasting President Biden for leaving Washington for Asia on Wednesday without significant progress on debt limit negotiations, as the country inches toward a deadline on defaulting that could prove catastrophic on the financial system. Biden will […]
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Meet the negotiators leading debt limit talks for Biden and McCarthy | The Hill Skip to content President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) emerged from their latest meeting on the debt ceiling in agreement on one key item: They had appointed a small group of officials to lead talks in the hopes of making […]
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Pelosi honored by pro-abortion rights PAC: ‘She’s a game-changer’ | The Hill Skip to content AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta President Joe Biden speaks as Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., listens at the 2023 We Are EMILY National Gala, a fundraiser for EMILY’s List, Tuesday, May 16, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) The brightest of […]
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Tick, tick, tick: Biden, lawmakers fail to reach breakthrough on debt ceiling | The Hill Skip to content President Biden and congressional leaders made little progress toward securing a deal to raise the nation’s debt limit at a crucial meeting Tuesday afternoon — though they did express some optimism about future talks between staff from […]
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