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The state of the debt debate

{beacon} Evening Report {date('EEEE, MMMM d',time("now"))}   © The Hill/Greg Nash McCarthy on debt talks: "I still think we’re far apart" President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) will meet again to discuss the debt limit Tuesday, following last Tuesday's talk between the president and all four congressional leaders. House Minority Leader Hakeem...

Title 42 mania undercut by drop in encounters

The frenzy set off over the end of Title 42 has so far been a misfire, as the policy's end precipitated a pause — not a rush — in migrant encounters at the U.S.-Mexico border. In the week preceding the end of the pandemic-inspired policy, the media ran countdowns and surged coverage at the border,...

Jason Sudeikis says Trump helped shape his Ted Lasso character

Jason Sudeikis says former President Trump’s political rise played a part in shaping the title character the comedic actor plays on “Ted Lasso.” When he first developed the role of fictional soccer coach Lasso, Sudeikis said in a Sunday interview with The Guardian, the character was “belligerent.” But while dining with his then-partner, Olivia Wilde, in...

Yellen affirms June 1 debt ceiling deadline, putting pressure on lawmakers

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen affirmed on Monday that the nation faces federal default as soon as June 1, dialing up pressure on Congress to strike a deal. In her previous letter to lawmakers earlier this month, Yellen warned that the Treasury could run out of cash to stave off a federal default by early June...

Marines exposed to chemical at Camp Lejeune had higher Parkinson’s risk: study

Service members who were exposed to contaminated water while living at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. are 70 percent more likely to develop Parkinson’s disease compared to military members stationed elsewhere, according to a new study released Monday. The findings, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, are another confirmation of the damaging effects...

Police ID suspect in Connolly office attack

Capitol Police on Monday identified the suspect in an attack on the district office of Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) in Fairfax, Va.  A USCP release identified 49-year-old Xuan Kha Tran Pham of Fairfax as the man suspected of entering Connolly’s office and assaulting two congressional staffers with a metal bat. Fairfax City Police officers responded...

Five races to watch in Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Florida on Tuesday

Kentucky Republicans looking to dethrone Gov. Andy Beshear (D) in November are competing in a contentious primary. Nine contenders are facing off to helm Philadelphia. And candidates in the Pennsylvania House race are gaining national attention in a special election that could potentially flip control of the state's lower chamber. These are just a few...

Biden abruptly cancels speech honoring fallen police officers

President Biden pulled out of a keynote address during National Police Week to honor fallen police officers, instead allegedly traveling to his granddaughter's graduation.

Illinois budget-makers unfazed by $1.8B April revenue drop

Illinois budget-makers are largely at ease, despite a nearly $2 billion revenue drop. The disparity is being chalked up to an unusually strong 2022 fiscal year.

Nebraska lawmakers eye merging abortion crackdown, youth sex change ban into single bill

Conservatives in the Nebraska Legislature are expected to merge two bills — one restricting abortion and another banning sex changes for minors — into one.

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