Top US lawmakers have reached a tentative deal to avert a partial government shutdown ahead of a Friday deadline to approve funding. Four funding bills will now be extended to 8 March while the rest of the budget will be…
Republicans pick Mike Johnson as latest House Speaker nominee
Republicans have picked Congressman Mike Johnson as their latest nominee for the Speaker of the House of Representatives. He is the fourth nominee put forward after three others failed to win enough support from colleagues, and the second nominee of…
Republican Matt Gaetz files motion to oust US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy
A hard right lawmaker in the United States has launched a bid to remove House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy in the most serious showdown yet within the Republican party as it battles to contain firebrand supporters of ex-president Donald…
Biden signs debt ceiling bill, pulling US from brink of default
With just two days to spare, President Joe Biden has signed legislation that lifts the nation’s debt ceiling, averting an economically disastrous default on the federal government’s debt. The White House announced the signing on Saturday, done in private at…
US debt ceiling: Democrats and Republicans agree deal in principle, Joe Biden says
President Joe Biden and his Republican opponents have announced they have agreed in principle to raise the US debt ceiling and avert a default. President Joe Biden described the agreement as a “compromise”, while House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said it…
US House speaker in Knesset amid fraught US-Israel ties
The U.S. House speaker addressed Israel’s parliament on Monday, a rare honor awarded to the highest-ranking Republican in U.S. politics at a time of fraught relations between Israel’s government and Democratic President Joe Biden. Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Israeli Prime…
Klobuchar says Biden and McCarthy should negotiate over budget, not debt limit
Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota said Sunday that she believes President Joe Biden should sit down with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and negotiate Republicans’ proposed spending cuts, but she insisted those talks should be in relation to the federal…
McCarthy and Biden to meet for discussion on debt limit, spending
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Sunday he is looking forward to discussing with President Joe Biden a “reasonable and responsible way that we can lift the debt ceiling ” when the two meet Wednesday for their first sit-down at the…
McCarthy elected House speaker after historic battle with GOP rebels
House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy clinched the speakership shortly after midnight on Saturday, resolving a historic stalemate that embarrassed and frustrated the GOP this week. Why it matters: The California Republican’s hard-won ascendancy follows a feud that saw a group…
Kevin McCarthy hopes for deal as US House Speaker fight hits day four
Members of the US House of Representatives will try for a fourth day to elect a Speaker on Friday in an attempt to end a political impasse. The frontrunner, Republican Kevin McCarthy, has so far failed to reach the 218…