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GOP hardliners tank vote to force McCarthy reckoning

"I think leadership now understands it is a matter of some urgency."

Axios

As the U.S. expands work conditions for income assistance, Canada takes a different tack

Only days before a government default, United States President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached an agreement to raise the country’s debt ceiling and avoid financial turmoil.

The Conversation

Still steaming over debt deal, conservatives derail House action - Roll Call

Hard-right House conservatives derailed legislation scheduled for floor votes Tuesday in a rebuke to GOP leadership.

Roll Call

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Political compromises – like the debt-limit deal – have never been substitutes for lasting solutions

The compromise to avoid default on the U.S. debt passed muster, eventually. President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy pulled it off.

The Conversation

IRS budget battle not over after debt ceiling agreement - Roll Call

A handshake deal to redirect IRS funding to offset tight spending caps for other domestic programs won’t mark the end of a partisan battle.

Roll Call

Knives out in MAGA World for MTG

Even longtime ally Steve Bannon is now calling for Greene to face a primary challenge from "Real MAGA"

Salon

Labor maintains large Newspoll lead, but support for Voice slumps

A federal Newspoll, conducted May 31 to June 3 from a sample of 1,549, gave Labor a 55-45 lead, unchanged from the last Newspoll, three weeks ago. Primary votes were 38% Labor (steady), 34% Coalition (steady), 12% Greens (up one), 6% One Nation (down one) and 10% for all Others…

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Vulnerable lawmakers can relax after debt ceiling compromise

Lawmakers in swing districts — from both parties — are breathing a sigh of relief.

Axios

So what if Biden trips up? On the political stage his footwork is the fanciest seen in decades

The president has outmanoeuvred his opponents again and shown that the right, both in the US and the UK, has no riposte to his brand of economics

The Guardian - UK

What led Capitol Police to stop a youth performance of the ‘Star-Spangled Banner’

Video of a youth children’s choir being cut off as it was singing the “Star-Spangled Banner” in the U.S. Capitol has spread widely on social media

The Independent UK

Debt ceiling "Nothing to brag about"

"It was critical to reach an agreement and it's very good news for the American people," Biden said on Friday

Salon

Biden signs debt ceiling bill after hailing bipartisan deal with McCarthy and calling for unity

White House announced the private signing on Saturday afternoon

The Independent UK

Biden signs debt ceiling bill into law, averting default

WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden on Saturday signed into law a debt ceiling bill passed by Congress after weeks of wrangling, moving to avert a catastrophic, self-induced default in the world's biggest economy.

Bangkok Post

Biden signs debt ceiling bill after months-long standoff, avoiding default

Kevin McCarthy, the House speaker, secured a number of cuts on federal spending, with the borrowing limit suspended until 2025

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The Independent UK

Debt deal imposes new work requirements for food aid and that frustrates many Democrats

Democrats are deeply conflicted about the food aid requirements that President Joe Biden negotiated as part of the debt ceiling deal

The Independent UK

Biden expected to sign budget deal to raise debt ceiling

President Joe Biden is expected to sign legislation to raise the debt ceiling on Saturday, preventing a potential crisis that would have led to the country's first-ever government default and sent shock waves through the U.S. and global economies

ABC News

Joe Biden celebrates a 'crisis averted' in Oval Office address on bipartisan debt ceiling deal

US President Joe Biden declares a "crisis averted" in his first address from the White House's Oval Office, touting the passage of a bill to suspend the US debt ceiling and avoid economic catastrophe.

Bangkok Post

Biden hails averting 'catastrophic' default in Oval Office speech

WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden told Americans on Friday in a rare Oval Office address that the debt ceiling bill passed by Congress after weeks of wrangling saved the country from "economic collapse."

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Biden delivers first Oval Office address, touts debt-ceiling win

US President is set to sign into law a bipartisan agreement to lift the government’s borrowing limit, averting ‘crisis’.

The Guardian - US

Biden praises passage of debt ceiling bill in Oval Office address ahead of signing it

President described how ‘no one got everything they wanted, but the American people got what they needed’ during brief speech

The Independent UK

Biden calls for national unity as he hails debt limit agreement in Oval Office address

President’s first formal Oval Office address comes as he prepares to sign bipartisan legislation to avert a default on America’s sovereign debt

WEKU

Congress created changes to food assistance. Here's what they mean

In an effort to avoid defaulting on the nation's loans, lawmakers created updates to SNAP, the nation's largest food assistance safety net. There are new work requirements as well as exemptions.

Roll Call

‘Stumblin’ in’ — Congressional Hits and Misses - Roll Call

Speaker Kevin McCarthy getting the bipartisan debt limit bill passed amid opposition from his own party highlights this Hits and Misses.

Reason

Hunter Biden, Second Amendment Warrior?

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The Guardian - US

Joe Biden hails ‘big win’ as bipartisan debt ceiling bill reaches his desk

Compromise package to suspend debt ceiling passed US Senate late on Thursday with 63 votes to 36

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