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Kevin McCarthy’s victory lap over the debt ceiling bill could end early

Hard-right Freedom Caucus members argued the deal should have enacted deeper spending cuts and shorter borrowing limits

The Guardian - US

Meet the House members who voted against the debt limit deal - Roll Call

Much of the debt limit bill opposition came from the far right and left wings of Congress, but there were some surprising “no” votes.

Roll Call

Don't believe the hype: Low-key lawmakers helped avert a debt ceiling crisis

The House voted overwhelmingly to approve a bipartisan deal to lift the debt ceiling and cap spending. That's in part due to the work of lawmakers who usually fly under the radar.

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MAGA threatens McCarthy's speakership

Growing number of House Republicans threaten to use McCarthy's key concession to become speaker to remove him

Salon

House to vote on McCarthy-Biden compromise debt deal, a key test for speaker

Lawmakers are working against the clock to avert an unprecedented debt default. The Treasury Department has said the U.S. could run out of money to pay its bills as soon as June 5.

WEKU

Debt bill dissatisfaction threatens deeper GOP rift - Roll Call

Ahead of debt limit bill action, opponents are warning the break in GOP unity could reverberate beyond the Wednesday night vote.

Roll Call

US debt ceiling: Republican hard-right vows to ‘do everything in our power’ to oppose bill

Freedom caucus denounces House leader Kevin McCarthy’s deal with Joe Biden to raise the debt ceiling before the default deadline

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Markets tumble as Republicans threaten US debt deal

HONG KONG: Asian markets sank on Wednesday on worries that hardline Republicans could vote down a crucial bill to hike the US borrowing limit and risk a catastrophic default that could hammer an already fragile global economy.

Bangkok Post

Freedom Caucus promises "reckoning" over McCarthy's debt ceiling deal

"The Republican conference has been torn asunder."

Axios

Debt limit deal clears key hurdle; more land mines await - Roll Call

Debt limit legislation cleared its first critical hurdle Tuesday, when the House Rules Committee backed the terms for floor debate.

Roll Call

GOP leaders bullish on debt ceiling vote despite rebellion

Conservatives and fiscal hawks say the bill doesn't cut spending enough.

Axios

Leadership dynamics explain why there’s still no debt limit deal

WASHINGTON — Political calculations and concerns about legislative precedent within Congress and the White House have brought the government within a week of potentially failing to pay all of its debt obligations.

Tribune News Service

Leadership dynamics explain why there’s still no debt limit deal - Roll Call

Political calculations and concerns about legislative precedent have brought the government to within a week of a potential debt default.

Roll Call

Democrats float scheme to protect McCarthy from debt ceiling revolt

A McCarthy spokesperson said he has "zero interest" in the "garbage" effort.

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Trump splits the House Freedom Caucus: "He's going to say whatever he wants"

"He's going to say whatever he wants to," said one GOP hardliner.

Axios

GOP moderates privately panic over debt ceiling deal

"This looks messy but just look at the results — we got it done.”

The Independent UK

Zooey Zephyr row spotlights rise of GOP far-right caucuses

The banishment of transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr from Montana’s House floor has showcased the rising power of hard-line conservatives who are leveraging divisive social issues to gain political influence

Axios

McCarthy's debt ceiling lesson for House Republicans

"I'm incredibly proud of my brothers and sisters," one House Republican told Axios.

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Roll Call

GOP leaders try to woo holdouts ahead of debt limit vote - Roll Call

Speaker Kevin McCarthy plans to bring the GOP debt limit bill to the floor Wednesday without changes sought by some Republican lawmakers.

Axios

McCarthy at risk of falling short on GOP votes for debt ceiling bill

“The Freedom Caucus plan is wagging the conference dog,” one House Republican told Axios.

Tribune News Service

Republicans flock to earmarking as new rules take effect

WASHINGTON — Interest in bringing home federal funding earmarks in appropriations bills is growing among House Republicans under new restrictions the GOP majority instituted for the next fiscal year.

Axios

GOP holdouts coalesce around McCarthy's debt ceiling bill

“Most of us that I talked to that were in the Biden districts were supportive of it."

Roll Call

Republicans flock to earmarking as new rules take effect - Roll Call

Some high-profile Republicans who did not request earmarks while Democrats ruled the House are seeking them now.

Tribune News Service

House Republicans struggle for unity on debt limit package

WASHINGTON — House Republicans are divided over the best mechanism for extending the debt limit deadline and how deep to cut spending in their nascent plan.

Roll Call

Climate credits, IRS funds snarl GOP debt limit talks - Roll Call

A push to repeal clean energy tax credits and IRS enforcement funding has emerged as a key sticking point in House GOP debt limit talks.

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