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Congress, Bessent and debt limit

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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.

Trump, Congress and White House

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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 House said on Friday.

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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 condemning his decision, which came after Hayden's appearance earlier this week before a Congressional committee, where she faced questions about a costly library modernization project.

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Trump Won't Unilaterally Lower China Tariffs, White House Says

President Donald Trump remains firm that the United States is not going to unilaterally reduce tariffs on Chinese goods without concessions from China, the White House said on Friday, hours after Trump floated the idea of reducing the current rate of 145% down to 80% as the two sides prepare for talks between in Switzerland.

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Key legislation to advance cryptocurrency blocked by Dems on the Senate floor

Senator Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, says Democrats "put partisanship above policy" in Friday's stablecoin bill vote.

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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 ...

Attention on contentious car insurance bills in Louisiana shifts to state Senate committees

The biggest fight of the legislative session will resume in public this week over car insurance legislation. It pits Gov.

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Trump admin live updates: Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden

Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden was notified of her termination by an email from the White House Office of Personnel ...

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Is antisemitism surging against Jewish members of Congress on Facebook?

Antisemitic comments targeting Jewish members of Congress from Chuck Schumer to Bernie Sanders are surging on Facebook, ...

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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 ...

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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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‘We will arrest you’: DHS warns members of Congress after mayor Ras Baraka arrested at ICE detention center

DHS warns members of Congress after mayor Ras Baraka arrested at ICE detention center - Democratic lawmakers claim DHS is ...

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