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May 31, 2023

House passes McCarthy-Biden debt ceiling deal, sends to Senate five days before funding crunch

The bill implementing the debt ceiling deal passed in a 314-117 vote on Wednesday night, setting it up for a vote in the Senate later this week.

May 31, 2023

Vermont Gov. Scott vetoes Democratic Legislature's self-imposed pay raise

Republican Vermont Gov. Phil Scott on Wednesday vetoed a bill that would have raised the salaries of the state's part-time Legislature and granted them state employees' health benefits.

May 31, 2023

Former Trump budget director says GOP lawmaker joined the 'dark side' by voting for Biden-McCarthy deal

Kentucky Republican Representative Thomas Massie has come under fire from conservatives for voting to advance the Biden-McCarthy debt limit deal.

May 30, 2023

SEAN HANNITY: Here's what you need to know about the debt ceiling deal

Fox News host Sean Hannity reacts to the ongoing debt ceiling battle and what's in the deal in Tuesday's opening monologue. 

May 30, 2023

Increasing number of Republicans oppose McCarthy-Biden debt deal

Fox News senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram reports on the hurdles facing the debt deal in the House Rules Committee on ‘Fox News Tonight.’

May 30, 2023

GOP opponents of Biden-McCarthy deal say waiver language makes budget-cutting tool ‘meaningless’

House Republicans are complaining the waiver renders the PAYGO provision 'toothless'

May 30, 2023

McCarthy 'gave away the shop' on debt deal: Rep. Ralph Norman

House Budget Committee member Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., discusses whether he'll vote for the new debt deal as U.S. default quickly approaches on 'America Reports.'

May 30, 2023

Republican leadership disappointed in debt deal vote count

Fox News senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram has the details on the debt debate from Capitol Hill on 'America Reports.'

May 30, 2023

Nancy Mace blasts GOP for getting fleeced on debt ceiling deal by a president 'who can’t find his pants'

South Carolina Republican Rep. Nancy Mace announced on Tuesday that she will be voting against the debt ceiling deal reached between Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Biden.

May 30, 2023

Biden's student loan handout: Senate should just say no. Here's why

This week, the Senate will vote on our Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval to block President Biden’s loan transfer and the repayment pause.