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May 24 2023
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Truck rams White House barrier
WASHINGTON -- A Missouri man flew to Washington, rented a U-Haul truck and drove straight to the White House, where he crashed the truck into a security barrier and began waving around a Nazi flag in the culmination of a six-month plan to "seize power" from the government, authorities said Tuesday. Sai Varshith Kandula, 19, removed the flag from a backpack shortly after smashing the box truck
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
May 27 2023
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McCarthy, White House Reach Debt Ceiling Agreement
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced Saturday that he and President Joe Biden had reached a deal in principle to raise the debt limit days ahead of a possible default, marking a major breakthrough in a monthslong impasse over the issue. “After weeks of negotiations, we have come to an agreement in principle.” McCarthy told reporters late Saturday. “We still have a lot of work to do, but I
U.S. News & World Report
May 23 2023
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White House sidesteps NAACP travel advisory question
The Joe Biden administration stopped short of endorsing a “travel advisory” from the NAACP regarding Florida. But in comments made at the White House, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre endorsed the fundamental contentions at the heart of the warning from the civil rights group as well as one from the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) last week, while vowing the administration
Florida Politics
May 27 2023
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McCarthy announces tentative debt limit deal with White House
Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced at a brief presser on Saturday night that House Republicans and the White House have reached a tentative deal to raise the federal government's debt limit, ending a months-long stalemate. "I just got off the phone with the president -- I talked to him twice today -- and after weeks of negotiations, we have come to an agreement in principle," McCarthy said,
ABC News (Online)
May 27 2023
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Negotiators strike tentative debt ceiling deal with White House
The White House and Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) have come to a tentative agreement over the debt ceiling, taking the first step to overcome a major hurdle to avoid a default on the country's loans, a source familiar confirmed to the Washington Examiner. The deal comes after McCarthy spoke with President Joe Biden on the phone for roughly 90 minutes Saturday night as the two leaders sought to
Washington Examiner
May 27 2023
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White House, Republicans reach tentative debt ceiling deal
WASHINGTON — Key negotiators struck an agreement in principle Saturday night to extend the debt ceiling and avert a catastrophic default, just days before the Treasury Department says the U.S. could run out of money, according to three Republican sources. The deal — which will raise the federal debt limit in exchange for cuts to spending — still has to be converted into legislative language
NBC News (Online)
May 31 2023
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Trump critic Chris Christie to launch White House bid -source
Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who advised Donald Trump's White House campaign in 2016 only to become a vocal critic of the former president in recent months, will launch a bid for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination next week, a person familiar with the matter said.
Christie, 60, enters the race as a decided underdog, six years after his 2016 presidential campaign
Reuters
May 22 2023
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White House Negotiators at Capitol for Debt-Limit Talks
The White House negotiating team arrived at the US Capitol early Monday as talks on raising the debt limit stretch into the final days before a default. President Joe Biden and Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are set to meet later Monday after negotiations whipsawed between progress and deadlock. The leaders’ hand-picked negotiators met for more than two hours Sunday evening in
Bloomberg
May 26 2023
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LSU women’s basketball player faints at White House ceremony
A Louisiana State University women’s basketball player passed out while on stage with President Biden at the White House, sparking a chaotic scene in which medical personnel rushed to the dais. Mr. Biden was moved to the side while the ailing player was receiving care. The scary moment occurred a few minutes into Mr. Biden’s speech honoring the team, which won the NCAA women’s basketball
Washington Times
May 27 2023
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White House and Republicans reach a tentative deal to avoid U.S. default
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy talks to reporters about the debt ceiling after the departure of White House negotiators, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., May 23, 2023. WASHINGTON — House Republicans have reached a tentative deal with the White House to address the nation's debt ceiling and avoid a catastrophic default on U.S. sovereign debt, NBC News reports. Three Republican
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