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New legislation to counter China pushed by Senate Democrats

Senate Democrats have launched a new legislative effort aimed at taking on China

The Independent UK

US Senate launches latest legislative effort to take on China

Congressional push comes as US secretary of state says he will reschedule China visit cancelled over ‘spy balloon’ row.

Al Jazeera

US Senate Democrats launch renewed effort to counter China

U.S. Senate Democrats launched a renewed effort to stave off competition from China on Wednesday, planning legislation to boost the country's ability to face up to the Asian powerhouse on issues from technology to security and threats to Taiwan.

Reuters

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Debt deadline: White House meeting set, but no solution yet

Facing the risk of a government default as soon as June 1, President Joe Biden has invited the top four congressional leaders to a White House meeting for talks next week

The Independent UK

House Democrats plan to force debt ceiling vote as 'catastrophic' default nears

Centrist Republicans quickly shut down the idea of supporting a clean debt ceiling vote.

Axios

Bipartisan US debt ceiling talks restart as deadline moves closer – as it happened

Joe Biden schedules 9 May meeting with congressional leaders after warning US could default on debt as soon as 1 June

The Guardian - US

Plenty of attacks on the debt cap, but no signs of settling

President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are finding it’s easy to publicly shame each other over the debt limit

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The Democrats think centrism will re-elect Biden. That’s a dangerous assumption

The party has settled on a new playbook: shifting right and hoping demoralized voters are repulsed by Republicans

The Guardian - US

Danger and deja vu: what 2011 can tell us about the US debt ceiling crisis

Congress appears to be facing its biggest debt standoff in years – and the consequences of default could be disastrous

The Guardian - US

What should Democrats do about Dianne Feinstein?

From judicial nominations to holding the Supreme Court accountable to administration rules, Feinstein’s absence has become hard to ignore for Senate Democrats. They are still hoping she returns, Eric Garcia reports

The Independent UK

Debt ceiling: McCarthy wins 1st round, Biden eyes long game

Speaker Kevin McCarthy surprised Washington when he united the raucous House Republican majority to pass a sweeping debt ceiling package

The Independent UK

Latest push to revive Equal Rights Amendment fails in Senate

Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked a Democratic measure to revive the Equal Rights Amendment, dealing yet another blow to supporters who have pushed for more than five decades to amend the Constitution to prohibit discrimination based on sex

The Independent UK

House GOP passes debt "sabotage" bill

"This is completely unworkable," Rep. Pramila Jayapal says

Salon

Elon Musk meets Congress leader Schumer to warn of AI apocalypse

‘AI has great power to do good and evil,’ tech billionaire says, ‘better the former’

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Axios

Senate to vote on Equal Rights Amendment becoming law, 100 years after measure introduced

"I'm going to bring this to the Senate floor this week," Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said.

The Guardian - US

Congress squabble over debt ceiling as risk of default inches closer

Kevin McCarthy kickstarted talks with the White House, but his proposal may not even have the Republican votes to move forward

The Independent UK

These are Joe Biden’s top policy priorities if he wins a second term. But the GOP could stifle his agenda

From gun control to abortion protections, these are the top policy priorities for Joe Biden in a second term

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An update on Article III judgeship nominations

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Senate passes fire department grant program

The Senate has passed legislation to reauthorize federal grants for local fire departments

WEKU

John Fetterman wants to 'pay it forward' by speaking openly about his depression

The Pennsylvania freshman senator is back to work on Capitol Hill after admitting himself to a hospital to seek treatment for clinical depression in February.

The Independent UK

Republican effort to undo VA abortion rule fails in Senate

The Senate has rejected a Republican effort to reverse a Department of Veterans Affairs policy that would expand some abortion services to veterans regardless of state laws, a victory for President Joe Biden and Democrats who say the services are necessary medical care

Axios

GOP women lawmakers come to Feinstein's defense vs. "sexist" campaign

"To me it’s ageist and it’s sexist," said Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa).

Tribune News Service

Schumer introduces resolution supporting FBI after Trump called for defunding

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Tuesday that he was introducing a resolution in support of fully funding federal law enforcement, attempting to embarrass Republicans after Donald Trump suggested Congress should defund the FBI and the Justice Department.

The Independent UK

Senate Republicans object to replacing Democrat Dianne Feinstein, 89, on Judiciary Committee

The California Democrat’s absence has made it more difficult for her party to confirm judicial nominees

WEKU

Republicans block effort to replace Feinstein on Judiciary panel

Senator Mitch McConnell, the top Senate Republican, said GOP senators opposed Democrats' effort to temporarily replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., who is recovering from shingles.

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