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May 30 2023
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What's in US debt ceiling deal and who won?
President Joe Biden has urged Congress to pass a deal to raise the government's borrowing limit and prevent a potentially catastrophic default on US debt repayments. So what is in the deal and which party is happier with it?
Negotiators from Democratic and Republican parties finalised an agreement on Sunday.
If approved, it would allow the federal government to borrow money until
BBC News
Jun 01 2023
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Majority in US agree on climate change — but not on remedies
The vast majority of Americans believe climate change is real, but Republicans and Democrats remain sharply divided when it comes to the severity of the issue and what to do about it.
About 75% of Americans think climate change is happening, according to a recent AP-NORC poll, although Democrats (77%) are significantly more likely than Republicans (29%) to say it’s a very important
NewsNation
May 31 2023
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House Overwhelmingly Approves Biden-McCarthy Debt Ceiling Bill
In a 314-117 majority vote on Wednesday night, the House approved a bill to suspend the federal debt ceiling through January of 2025. The vote took place just days before the June 5 deadline for the government to free up funds lest the United States be unable to pay off its debt obligations, and potentially plunge the economy into crisis. The bill, the result of protracted negotiations between
RollingStone.com
May 31 2023
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House OKs bill to raise debt ceiling, avoid default
WASHINGTON — Veering away from a default crisis, the House approved a debt ceiling and budget cuts package late Wednesday, as President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy assembled a bipartisan coalition of centrist Democrats and Republicans against fierce conservative blowback and progressive dissent. The hard-fought deal pleased few, but lawmakers assessed it was better than the
Bangor Daily News
May 29 2023
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Sale closed in Santa Rosa: $2.6 million for a house
A spacious, recently built house located at 1025 Quietwater in Santa Rosa has a new owner. The 4,875-square-foot property, built in 2019, was sold on May 15, 2023, for $2,600,000, or $533 per square foot. The property features four bedrooms, five bathrooms, an attached garage, and four parking spaces. It sits on a 19.6-acre lot.
This automated story was produced for the Santa Rosa Press
The Press Democrat
May 31 2023
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House gets debt ceiling bill over key procedural hurdle — with Democratic help
House Republicans on Wednesday passed the rule governing debate on bipartisan legislation to lift the debt ceiling, a procedural hurdle that paves the way for final passage of the bill later in the day — but not without an emergency assist from Democrats. Lawmakers approved the rule in a vote of 241-187, just days before June 5, the day Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has said the U.S. could
The Hill
May 30 2023
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Several House Republicans Have Vowed to Vote Against the Debt Ceiling Deal
Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina has come out in opposition to the Fiscal Responsibility Act, a compromise proposal between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to raise the U.S. debt limit and avert a default, she announced on Twitter. Mace, who represents South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District, said that she couldn’t support the deal because the cuts to
Western Journal
Jun 02 2023
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Senate Approves Deal Raising Debt Ceiling, Averting U.S. Default
The Senate passed wide-ranging legislation Thursday that suspends the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling while cutting federal spending, backing a bipartisan deal struck by President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to avert an unprecedented U.S. default.
The 63-36 vote reflected support from both Democrats and Republicans, with backers saying the need to raise the nation’s borrowing
Wall Street Journal (News)
May 29 2023
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Biden, McCarthy Work Lawmakers to Pass Deal as US Default Looms
The White House and Republican congressional leaders geared up lobbying campaigns to win approval of a deal to avert a US default as environmentalists, defense hawks and conservative hard-liners condemned concessions. President Joe Biden’s cabinet members and senior White House staff already had made individual lobbying calls to at least 60 House Democrats by early Monday morning to press them
Bloomberg
May 29 2023
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Crescent Hill house fire leaves 2 dead, 1 injured
A house fire in Crescent Hill on Sunday night killed two people and left another in critical condition. Louisville Fire was called to the 200 block of Kennedy Avenue around 7:15 p.m. Sunday, said Lt. Col. Jason Golladay, assistant chief of operations. Arriving at the scene three minutes after the call for help, firefighters were told by neighbors that there were people inside. Three people
The Courier-Journal