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Congress, Scott Bessent and debt limit

Bessent predicts debt limit will be hit in August, asks Congress to increase or suspend ceiling

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called on Congress to increase or suspend the debt ceiling in a letter to members of Congress, predicting it would be reached in August. Bessent said that based on current calculations,

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U.S. could face default by August if Congress doesn't address debt ceiling, Bessent says

The so-called "X-date" marks when the government could run out of borrowing power and face an unprecedented default without action from Congress to address the debt limit.

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Bessent urges Congress to act on debt limit by mid-July

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday called on Congress to raise the nation’s debt ceiling by mid-July to keep the federal government from defaulting on its more than $36 trillion debt. In a

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Trump fires head of Library of Congress in part over diversity, White House says

U.S President Donald Trump fired the Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden, in part over her commitment to diversity, the White ...

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India-Pakistan de-escalation: Congress recalls Indira’s 1971 stance as US claims mediator role

The Congress party highlighted the legacy of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, emphasizing her decisive leadership during ...

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Is antisemitism surging against Jewish members of Congress on Facebook?

Antisemitic comments targeting Jewish members of Congress from Chuck Schumer to Bernie Sanders are surging on Facebook, ...

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Senate clash of the Bernies: Sanders, Moreno spar over Israel’s Gaza offensive

Sanders, who is Jewish, described Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government as “extremist,” accused it of ...

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Chief Justice Roberts says judicial independence is key to checking Congress and the president

Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday defended judicial independence as necessary to “check the excesses of the Congress or ...

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Newark mayor arrested as Dem Congress members storm New Jersey ICE prison to conduct 'oversight visit'

Congressional lawmakers on Friday made their way into an ICE facility in New Jersey, claiming they were there to conduct an "oversight visit." ...

Jennifer Konfrst announces she will run for Congress

Iowa House Minority Leader Jennifer Konfrst is now in the race for Iowa's 3rd Congressional District. KCCI was the first to ...

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To the Congress: You must impeach Trump for violating the Constitution | Letter

Open letter to members of the United States Congress: President Trump continues to defy, i.e., refuses to honor an order of the U.S. Supreme Court and of a lower court in the case of Mr. Abrego ...

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Cryptocurrency measure fails to pass in Senate

By a one vote margin, the Senate stymied a first-of-its kind measure designed to regulate cryptocurrency in the United States ...

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