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Congress, Bessent and debt limit

U.S. could face default by August if Congress doesn't address debt ceiling, Bessent says

The so-called "X-date" marks when the government could run out of borrowing power and face an unprecedented default without action from Congress to address the debt limit.

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Bessent predicts debt limit will be hit in August, asks Congress to increase or suspend ceiling

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called on Congress to increase or suspend the debt ceiling in a letter to members of Congress, predicting it would be reached in August. Bessent said that based on current calculations,

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Congress should raise debt limit by July to avoid default, Bessent says

The government will exhaust resources to pay its bills in August, but Congress will be gone nearly all of that month.

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Trump fires head of Library of Congress in part over diversity, White House says

U.S President Donald Trump fired the Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden, in part over her commitment to diversity, the White ...

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Trump fires Librarian of Congress. What's in the Library of Congress?

President Donald Trump fired Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress, via email at 6:56 p.m. ET on May 8, 2025. Critics are ...

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Senate clash of the Bernies: Sanders, Moreno spar over Israel’s Gaza offensive

Sanders, who is Jewish, described Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government as “extremist,” accused it of ...

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Cryptocurrency measure fails to pass in Senate

By a one vote margin, the Senate stymied a first-of-its kind measure designed to regulate cryptocurrency in the United States ...

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State Rep. Jennifer Konfrst announces bid for United States Congress

The Iowa House Minority Leader announced her bid for Iowa’s Third Congressional District on Thursday morning. State ...

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What Congress Got Done in Trump’s First 100 Days

While Congress has largely been relegated to the sidelines under ... of Homeland Security “to take into custody aliens who ...

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Chief Justice Roberts says judicial independence is key to checking Congress and the president

Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday defended judicial independence as necessary to “check the excesses of the Congress or ...

Republicans control Congress. Utah’s all-GOP delegation has big plans.

As of Thursday, Moore has so far been the most successful member of Utah’s congressional delegation, having had two bills he ...

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Carter announces campaign for Senate in 2026, Georgia’s 1st Congressional District seat up for grabs

Mallow has represented Georgia's Senate District 2 since 2022, and before that, represented the 163rd district in the Georgia ...

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Dem Senate Candidates Running In ‘Toss-Up’ States Co-Sponsor Bill To Eliminate Women’s Sports

Two congressional Democrats seeking to win “toss-up” Senate contests in states won by President Donald Trump are ...

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