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Biden ad touting personal accountability resurfaces after claiming he’s ‘blameless’ on debt

An ad from President Biden’s 2020 campaign is circulating on Twitter after he claimed Sunday that he would be blameless if the U.S. defaults on its debt.

Dem senator praises Feinstein’s ‘energy’ and ‘concentration’ despite slew of missed votes, absences

Democratic Sen. Jack Reed says Sen. Dianna Feinstein "deserves the opportunity to" make a decision about her career after calls mount for her to resign amid health issues.

Ted Cruz accuses Biden of ‘scaremongering’ on debt ceiling as Biden complains of ‘MAGA Republicans’

President Biden is willing to "tank the economy" rather than negotiate with Republicans in Congress on a debt ceiling deal, Sen. Ted Cruz said Sunday.

Jake Sullivan pressed on Syria drone strike after US walks back claim it killed major al Qaeda leader

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan was pressed in an interview Sunday over an alleged civilian casualty – a father of 10 – by U.S. forces in Syria.

Treasury Secretary Yellen says 14th Amendment wouldn’t be ‘appropriately used’ for debt ceiling

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday that President Biden invoking the 14th Amendment to circumvent Congress and lift the debt ceiling to avoid default is not likely legally sound.

House GOP budget chair says ‘We’ve done our job,’ as debt ceiling talks crumble

House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington said Sunday the ball is in President Biden's court when it comes to raising the debt ceiling and avoiding default amid broken-down negotiations.

Biden floats using 14th Amendment to raise debt limit amid impasse with GOP

President Biden said Sunday that his administration is exploring whether it can invoke the 14th Amendment to ensure the United States avoids default as negotiations with House Republicans on raising the debt limit are at a standstill.

Gov. Ron DeSantis asks that judge Mark Walker be disqualified from Disney’s free speech lawsuit

Gov. Ron DeSantis is asking that a federal judge be disqualified from the First Amendment lawsuit filed by Disney against the Florida governor and his appointees, claiming the jurist's prior statements in other cases have raised questions about his impartiality on the state's efforts to take over Disney World's governing body.

Moderate GOP lawmaker says there’s ‘wiggle room’ in debt default deadline

Moderate Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa.) said on Sunday that he sees “wiggle room” in the proposed June 1 deadline to raise the debt ceiling and prevent default. “The June 1 date was probably, according to Secretary [Janet] Yellen, the earliest possible date,” Fitzpatrick, who co-chairs the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, said on CBS’ “Face...

The Senate must hunker down until the job is done on judicial confirmations

That means working nights, weekends and through previously scheduled breaks if necessary.

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