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Wall Street Counting on Debt Limit Trick
“Washington’s debt limit drama has Wall Street betting that the United States will employ a fallback option to ensure it can make good on payments to its lenders even if…
Biden Not Sending F-16 Fighters to Ukraine
“The United States will not be sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine — at least not now,” Politico reports. “Asked by a reporter outside the White House Monday if the…
Two Who Searched Trump Properties Testify
“Two people who found two classified documents in a Florida storage facility for Donald Trump have testified before a federal grand jury in Washington that’s looking at the former president’s…
White House Tells McCarthy to Show His Plan
CNN: “McCarthy is set to meet with President Joe Biden on Wednesday in a face-to-face that has already been subject to positioning and political messaging, moves that both sides hope…
Gaetz ‘Undecided’ on Removing Ilhan Omar
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) told Newsmax that he’s “undecided” about whether to vote to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) from the Foreign Affairs Committee. He noted he supported Speaker Kevin…
The House GOP’s Growing Pains
Playbook: “One month into the House Republican majority, a clear picture is emerging of the problems Speaker Kevin McCarthy will face managing his slim, five-seat majority. (That is, if the…
Potential Trump Challengers Quiet in Iowa
“By this time four years ago, at least a dozen Democratic presidential hopefuls eager to make their case against Donald Trump had either visited Iowa or announced plans to soon…
Biden Sells Infrastructure in New York
9President Joe Biden is ready to showcase a $292 million mega grant that will be used to help build a new rail tunnel beneath the Hudson River between New York…
Biden to End Covid-19 Emergency
“President Joe Biden informed Congress on Monday that he will end the twin national emergencies for addressing COVID-19 on May 11, as most of the world has returned closer to…
Biden Has a Problem in the Senate on Classified Docs
“The Biden Justice Department has its hands full with a slew of House GOP investigations. What they probably didn’t expect was the onslaught coming from Senate Democrats, too,” Punchbowl News…
Huge Majority Says George Santos Should Resign
A new Siena poll finds that by a margin of 78% to 13%, voters in New York’s 3rd congressional district overwhelmingly say freshman Rep. George Santos (R-NY) should resign. Said…
Trump Rips ‘Radical’ Manhattan Prosecutor
Donald Trump lambasted Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg as a “radical” prosecutor on Monday for examining alleged “hush money” payments to porn star Stormy Daniels, the Daily Mail reports. “It…
Kari Lake Accused of Campaign Violations
“Arizona’s top election official has asked the attorney general to investigate Kari Lake, the Republican candidate who lost her bid for governor in 2022, over potential campaign violations involving the…
IMF No Longer Forecasts Global Recession
“The International Monetary Fund said on Monday that it expected the global economy to slow this year as central banks continued to raise interest rates to tame inflation, but it…
Israel Launched Drone Attack on Iranian Facility
“A drone attack on an Iranian military facility that resulted in a large explosion in the center of the city of Isfahan on Saturday was the work of the Mossad,…
Secret Hold Restricts Access to Scott Perry’s Phone
“A federal appeals court panel has put a secret hold on the Justice Department’s effort to access the phone of Rep. Scott Perry as part of a broader probe of…
Biden Team Weighs Fully Cutting Off Huawei
“The Biden administration is considering cutting off Huawei Technologies from all of its American suppliers, including Intel and Qualcomm, as the U.S. government intensifies a crackdown on the Chinese technology…
Trump Sues Journalist Bob Woodward
“Former President Donald Trump is suing journalist Bob Woodward for releasing recordings of interviews that he gave to the journalist in 2019 and 2020, claiming he never agreed to those…
Southern Democrats Push Atlanta for Convention
“Southern Democrats are banding together to urge President Joe Biden to select Atlanta for the 2024 Democratic National Convention, arguing the choice would solidify the party’s gains in Georgia and…
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