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Jun 01 2023
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The House has approved critical legislation to lift the debt ceiling
The House has approved critical legislation to lift the debt ceiling
The House approved the debt ceiling bill, and it will now head to the Senate. This is brushing up against the deadline for when the U.S. is projected to run out of money to pay its bills: June 5.
NPR Fact Check
May 31 2023
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House Passes Biden-McCarthy Debt Deal to Avoid Default
A bipartisan majority in the U.S. House approved a package on Wednesday night that extends the federal government’s borrowing limit while cutting spending—just days away from a catastrophic default on the federal debt. By a margin of 314 to 117, lawmakers passed the so-called Fiscal Responsibility Act, which was negotiated by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA). Members
Daily Beast
May 31 2023
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Multiple people rescued from house fire in Kenner
PARENTS IN TEN ARE HOLDING THEIR KIDS EXTRA TIGHT TONIGHT AFTER A SCARY SITUATION UNFOLDED IN THEIR CARETAKERS HOME. WDSU REPORTER COURTNEY WILLIAMS JOINS US LIVE. COURTNEY, YOU LEARNED THE KIDS WERE SAVED FROM A BURNING BUILDING TODAY. WELL, GINA, ABOUT TEN CHILDREN WERE SAVED FROM A BURNING HOUSE. AND THE HOMEOWNER TELLS ME SHE LOST EVERYTHING AND DOESN’T KNOW HOW THEY’LL PICK UP THE PIECES
WDSU
May 03 2023
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U.S. House questions Nike and Adidas about possible ties to forced labor in China
U.S. lawmakers are probing Adidas, Nike, and Chinese-owned platforms Shein and Temu for possible links to China’s western Xinjiang region, where Chinese Communist Party officials have been accused of abusing the rights of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities.
The prominent new U.S. House Select Committee on China sent letters to all four companies Tuesday, asking them to answer questions
Semafor
Jun 02 2023
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Arizona is cutting housing construction near Phoenix
Arizona will not approve new housing construction on the fast-growing edges of metro Phoenix that rely on groundwater thanks to years of overuse and a multi-decade drought that is sapping its water supply. In a news conference Thursday, Gov. Katie Hobbs announced the restrictions that could affect some of the fastest-growing suburbs of the nation’s fifth-largest city. Officials said developers
Fortune
Jun 03 2023
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18 States Sue Biden As Illegal Aliens Enter the U.S., Reaping the Benefits of a U.S. Citizen
North Dakota is the latest state to join the fight against President Joe Biden's open border policies that are wreaking havoc on the country— three years after he took office. Eighteen states have filed a lawsuit against the Biden Administration in response to the new "Circumvention of Lawful Pathways" rule, which would provide asylum for some qualifying non-citizens who cross U.S. borders.
Townhall
Jun 01 2023
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House Approves Debt Ceiling Deal Slammed by Progressives as “Extortion”
The House of Representatives has approved legislation to suspend the debt ceiling, just days before the U.S. is set to run out of money to pay its bills. Wednesday’s vote was 314 to 117, with a majority of House Democrats voting in favor. If it’s approved by the Senate, the legislation will cap domestic spending below the current rate of inflation, while allowing larger increases to the
Democracy Now!
Jun 05 2023
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Eric Adams suggests housing illegal immigrants in private homes
New York City Mayor Eric Adams proposed his vision to house illegal immigrants in "faith-based locales" and private residents on Monday. "There are residents who are suffering right now because of economic challenges," Adams, a Democrat, said. "They have spare rooms. They have locales, and if we can find a way to get over the 30-day rule and other rules that government has in place, we can
Washington Examiner
May 31 2023
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House Passes McCarthy-Biden Debt Ceiling Compromise Bill
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the debt ceiling compromise bill on Wednesday that suspends the $31 trillion debt limit until a lame-duck session after the 2024 presidential election. After an hour of debate, lawmakers advanced House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) Fiscal Responsibility Act, a debt ceiling deal made with President Joe Biden that caused 71 Republicans and 46 Democrats
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