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June 1, 2023

Senate could vote on debt ceiling deal as early as Thursday night: Source

The Senate could vote on a bipartisan debt ceiling deal as early as Thursday night, which would let Congress quickly send the bill to President Biden before a June 5 deadline.

May 31, 2023

‘What is this, a test?’ Members of Congress reveal whether they read the debt ceiling bill

Members of Congress told Fox News that they read the latest bill to suspend the debt limit after a deal was reached with President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

May 31, 2023

Democrats help McCarthy advance debt ceiling deal in nailbiter House vote

A group of Republicans, many in the Freedom Caucus, voted to block a procedural hurdle for the bill

May 31, 2023

Debt ceiling deal's biggest loser is the American people. Republicans, Dems hell-bent on driving us into debt

The debt ceiling deal that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy worked out with President Biden should be dead on arrival. Americans of all political stripes agree that there must be spending cuts.

May 30, 2023

House GOP blasts CBO projection that Biden-McCarthy debt limit deal would actually expand SNAP

House Republicans held a late Tuesday night press conference touting their bill before the final vote

May 30, 2023

Jayapal says debt ceiling deal shows GOP doesn’t care about deficits: ‘No meaningful deficit reduction’

Jayapal would not say how her caucus would lean on the bill but said some members are worried about the cuts agreed to by the White House and GOP leaders.

May 30, 2023

Freedom Caucus members call on McCarthy to scrap debt ceiling agreement with Biden: ‘Bad deal’

House Freedom Caucus members declared their opposition Tuesday to the debt ceiling agreement reached by House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and President Biden.

May 30, 2023

GOP touts McCarthy-Biden deal as ‘conservative’ victory as some Republicans defect

House Republicans held a call with reporters on Monday evening touting themselves as the winners of debt limit negotiations even as some members defect.

May 28, 2023

McCarthy takes victory lap on debt limit bill as details remain scarce among House members

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden both announced they had reached an agreement in principle on the debt limit as of Saturday night.

May 24, 2023

Fetterman torched after saying 'whole reason' for 14th Amendment is to be used during debt negotiations

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., is facing scrutiny after he claimed last week the “whole reason" for the 14th Amendment was to assist with debt negotiations.