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In Congress, Walz championed tough fiscal medicine - Roll Call

Vice presidential nominee Tim Walz once signaled support for a controversial deficit reduction plan when he was a member of Congress.

Roll Call

Democrats, unions ramp up pressure against fiscal commission - Roll Call

A proposed fiscal commission to fast-track deficit reduction measures, already under attack from the right, also faces a stepped-up assault from the left.

Roll Call

Fiscal commission bills under fire from conservative groups - Roll Call

Americans for Tax Reform and other conservative groups have launched an assault on a proposed fiscal commission to curb deficits.

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Sir Rod Stewart delights fans at Edinburgh Castle despite adverse weather conditions

The singer took to the stage on Thursday night at the Edinburgh Castle Esplanade.

Daily Record

Scots teen stabbed grandparents to death in Christmas bloodbath after 'Woman in Black voice' told him to

Tobyn Salvatore stabbed Denis and Mary Fell in a horror knife attack after an argument about a Christmas hamper on Boxing Day, 2021.

Daily Record

Fire crews battling blaze at Edinburgh flats as several people 'unaccounted for' and school evacuated

Nine fire crews are in attendance at the fire within a property in the East Craigs area of the capital.

Daily Record

Speaker McCarthy eyes new commission to tackle nation's debt, but many Democrats are wary

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is studying history and considering the appointment of a mix of lawmakers and business leaders to a new commission to tackle the nation’s soaring debt

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Manchin floats fiscal commissions for debt limit bill

WASHINGTON — As President Joe Biden and most congressional Democrats say they won’t negotiate with Republicans on lifting the debt ceiling, at least one party centrist is willing to work across the aisle to get a deal.

Tribune News Service

Biden’s latest immigration move shows his utter lack of options

News analysis: President Biden’s most recent actions to combat the humanitarian crisis at the US-Mexico border reflect decades of inaction that have left presidents with few to no good options when it comes to immigration policy in a toxic political environment

The Independent UK

Herschel Walker Is Trying to Pull a Bill Bradley. So, What Do You Think, Bill Bradley?

The former senator knows what it means to be elected on sporting fame. He knows what comes next, too.

Sports Illustrated

Ex-MP questions the city's 'carbon footprint' over plan for '22-storey tower'

Does Nottingham need ‘Plyscrapers’: The rise of the wooden skyscraper?

Nottingham Post

‘It’s a magical experience children never forget’: why toy shops flourish while others struggle

The internet is killing the high street? Not if you’re in the market for a doll’s house, a pedal car or a make-your-own nodding cat. We get hands-on with a retail success story

The Guardian - UK

Biden awards Medal of Freedom to Biles, McCain, Giffords

President Joe Biden has presented the nation's highest civilian honor to 17 people, including gymnast Simone Biles, actor Denzel Washington and the late Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain

The Independent UK

Biden medal picks push partisan issues, and bipartisanship - Roll Call

Medal of Freedom recipients include advocates for gun control and civil rights, plus former Republican senators who worked across the aisle.

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Michael Hiltzik: Why is this foul-mouthed enemy of Social Security receiving a presidential honor?

The 17 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom named recently by the Biden White House are, by and large, distinguished Americans deserving of the nation’s highest civilian honor.

ABC News

From Simone Biles to Steve Jobs, meet all the Americans being awarded a Presidential Medal Of Freedom this week

Seventeen people will be awarded America's "highest civilian honour" this week. Here's who, and why they were chosen to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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