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Congress, debt ceiling and R-La. Bessent

Congress needs to address debt ceiling before its August recess to prevent default, Treasury secretary says

Lawmakers have until August to address the debt ceiling or the US could default on its obligations for the first time ever, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wrote to congressional leaders Friday, urging them to act even sooner,

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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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State Rep. Jennifer Konfrst announces bid for United States Congress

The Iowa House Minority Leader announced her bid for Iowa’s Third Congressional District on Thursday morning. State ...

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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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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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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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Trump fires Librarian of Congress. What's in the Library of Congress?

President Donald Trump fired Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress, via email at 6:56 p.m. ET on May 8, 2025. Critics are ...

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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 ...

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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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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Feds are lying about members of Congress storming ICE center, congresswoman says

House members deny DHS claims following Newark mayor's arrest, say they entered with consent and have oversight authority ...

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