House Republicans
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PublishedMay 30, 2023
Here’s what’s in, what’s out of the debt limit bill to avert U.S. default
The details of the deal between President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are out.
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PublishedMay 15, 2023
Debt ceiling: McCarthy says ‘no progress’ ahead of talks Tuesday with Biden
President Biden remains hopeful that an agreement could be reached with Republicans to avoid what would be an unprecedented debt default, which could trigger a financial catastrophe.
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PublishedMay 11, 2023
House Republicans pass new asylum restrictions as Title 42 ends
Democrats, who have a narrow hold on the Senate, have decried the aggressive measures in the bill as cruel and anti-immigrant, and Biden has already promised he would veto it.
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PublishedMay 10, 2023
Criminal charges against Santos divide House Republicans
Several New York Republicans elected with Santos insisted he resign.
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PublishedMay 10, 2023
Biden hits the road to pressure Republicans amid imperiled debt ceiling talks
The president aims to argue for a swift increase in the debt ceiling a day after meeting with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and other congressional leaders.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2023
House Republican trying to stop probe into Trump tax records, House Democrats say
The material provided to the committee before Republicans took control of the House in January included documents showing authoritarian governments spending lavishly at Trump-owned properties while Trump was president.
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2023
Emboldened by its majority, House Republicans zero in on federal workers
A newly empowered GOP House majority is eager to ramp up scrutiny of the army of civil servants who run the government's day-to-day operations.
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PublishedFebruary 15, 2023
Clarence Page: In State of Disunion, Joe Biden wrestles with rowdy Republicans
President Biden’s raucous rivals turned themselves into props for his arguments to keep their hands off Social Security and Medicare, countering their painting him as too out of touch.
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2023
Commentary: Republican tax proposals aren’t as bonkers as they sound
Abolishing the IRS is not a good idea, but a flat levy on consumption is a good starting point if the goal is to shrink the budget deficit.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2023
Clarence Page: How a Republican tax plan became a gift to Democrats
New House Speaker Kevin McCarthy couldn’t seem to give away enough to win his leadership post. But a quick retreat from a radical Republican-backed flat-tax bill shows he may have given away too much.