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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she will vote against US debt ceiling deal

Democratic congresswoman confirms she will not support agreement to raise debt ceiling and avoid 5 June default

The Guardian - US

US debt ceiling: Republican hard-right vows to ‘do everything in our power’ to oppose bill

Freedom caucus denounces House leader Kevin McCarthy’s deal with Joe Biden to raise the debt ceiling before the default deadline

The Guardian - US

House and Senate wrangle over student loans

An agreement on the debt ceiling would not affect a Biden proposal to forgive up to $20,000 in student debt but would resume loan payments.

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US debt limit deal: How we got here

Bipartisan deal to raise debt ceiling and avoid ‘disastrous’ default heads to US Congress after weeks-long impasse.

Al Jazeera

Bipartisan debt limit package unveiled as clock ticks toward 'x date' - Roll Call

House GOP leaders released the legislative text of their deal with the White House to suspend the debt ceiling until 2025.

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CPC chair skeptical of debt ceiling deal

Jayapal, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, criticized the deal's work requirements for aid programs

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Debt ceiling agreement gets thumbs up from biz groups, jeers from some on political right

The reviews are starting to come in as details emerge about the debt ceiling agreement reached by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy

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McCarthy, Biden close to deal — maybe

Biden and McCarthy may cut a deal before the weekend — but many Republicans and Democrats are likely to oppose it

Salon

Leadership dynamics explain why there’s still no debt limit deal

WASHINGTON — Political calculations and concerns about legislative precedent within Congress and the White House have brought the government within a week of potentially failing to pay all of its debt obligations.

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Leadership dynamics explain why there’s still no debt limit deal - Roll Call

Political calculations and concerns about legislative precedent have brought the government to within a week of a potential debt default.

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First Thing: Tributes paid to ‘queen of rock and soul’ Tina Turner

Stars including Mick Jagger, Elton John and Diana Ross pay tribute to the singer who has died at 83. Plus, how the invasion of Ukraine ‘has fuelled funding boom for clean energy’

The Guardian - UK

Debt limit vibe back on the upswing after White House meeting - Roll Call

Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Wednesday that negotiations to lift the statutory debt limit are going better than they had been a day earlier.

Roll Call

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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House GOP passes debt "sabotage" bill

"This is completely unworkable," Rep. Pramila Jayapal says

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US Supreme Court preserves abortion pill access

WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court on Friday temporarily preserved access to a widely used abortion pill, freezing rulings by lower courts that would have banned or severely restricted availability of the drug.

The Independent UK

House aims to bar trans athletes on girls and women's teams

The Republican-led House is expected to pass a bill that would bar schools and colleges that get federal money from allowing transgender athletes whose biological sex assigned at birth was male to compete on girls or women’s sports teams or athletic events

Al Jazeera

Biden administration to expand health care for DACA recipients

Undocumented immigrants brought to US as young children will be allowed to apply for federal health insurance schemes.

The Independent UK

Ilhan Omar embarks on new path no longer defined by 'firsts'

Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar is now in her third term and she's no longer defined by the “firsts” that accompanied her arrival in Congress

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Progressive caucus urges Biden to act on wages, bank regulation and climate

Wishlist of leftwing policies also calls for executive action on trains and prescription prices to bypass congressional gridlock

Roll Call

House Democrats urge Biden not to revive migrant family detention - Roll Call

More than 100 House Democrats raised “serious concerns” on Tuesday about the prospect of reviving migrant family detention.

Tribune News Service

To prevent gun suicide, states consider allowing people to deny themselves a gun

As lawmakers and mental health advocates wrestle with how to stop the avalanche of suicides by firearm in this country, some are looking to a novel idea at work in a handful of states: Register yourself as a suicide risk so you can’t buy a gun on a whim.

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Progressives praise Biden for tax hike plan – but Pentagon budget stirs anger

Leftwing Democrats say defense spending is far too high and query president’s request for more money for border security

Roll Call

House panel backs parental school oversight, anti-trans sports bills - Roll Call

Republicans on a House committee approved bills to set parents' rights on school issues and ban some transgender athletes from sports.

Tribune News Service

Lawmakers renew push for stock trading ban at House hearing

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan cadre of lawmakers speaking Wednesday at a Members Day hearing at the House Administration Committee sought to reignite efforts to tighten the rules for, if not entirely ban, the practice of stock trading among lawmakers.

Los Angeles Times

Adam Schiff's bid to bolster his progressive credentials for California Senate run hits some resistance

WASHINGTON — Rep. Adam Schiff's effort to bolster his progressive credentials in preparation for his statewide bid for Sen. Dianne Feinstein's U.S. Senate seat has hit some resistance on Capitol Hill.

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