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How a 'lesson of 2011' shaped Biden's no-negotiation stance on debt limit
NBC News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWASHINGTON — In 2011, after faltering debt limit negotiations with House Republicans brought the...
Veterans of the Obama-era debt ceiling standoff on the current one: We may be doomed
Politico via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe last time the U.S. found itself on the verge of a debt ceiling disaster, David Kamin had a front row seat to all the action. An economic adviser in the Obama White House, Kamin was among ...
Biden's State Of The Union Speech Shows This Isn't Your Father's Democratic Party
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPresident Joe Biden, when describing the wacky and extreme element of the modern GOP, has long...
GOP House gives Biden opportunities for triangulation
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe new House GOP majority is giving President Biden several opportunities to triangulate on...
McCarthy struts to victory as Dems bemoan 'hostage-taking': 5 takeaways on the debt ceiling deal
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 11 months agoRepublican Kevin McCarthy shepherding the debt limit deal through the House is a decisive policy and...
McConnell surpasses Mike Mansfield as longest-serving Senate leader
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoKentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell (R) on Tuesday will surpass the late Sen. Mike Mansfield, a Democrat...
Biden administration warily planning for debt ceiling showdown
Politico via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe White House is not panicking — yet. The tumult surrounding Kevin McCarthy’s election to House speaker, and the rules changes that have empowered members of the far right, have previewed ...
Biden and Republicans seem set for debt ceiling fight, reviving fraught political battles of years...
ABC News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAnother spending fight looms between the White House and Congress, reviving similar stalemates in...
Did Tammy Murphy just make Phil Murphy a lame duck in New Jersey?
Politico via Yahoo News· 1 month agoA few months ago, Phil and Tammy Murphy appeared poised to become a powerful New Jersey political...
DeSantis voted against Sandy aid a decade ago. Now his state needs the help.
Politico via Yahoo News· 8 months agoRon DeSantis had just been sworn in as a member of the House in 2013 when he voted against sending...