Biden will speak ‘directly to the American people’ in first Oval Office address as president

Biden will speak ‘directly to the American people’ in first Oval Office address as president

Biden will speak ‘directly to the American people’ in first prime time Oval Office address as president to celebrate avoiding ‘catastrophic’ default as Fitch keeps U.S. credit on ‘negative watch’ due to repeated ‘standoffs’ Biden will speak from the Oval Office in prime time He will cheer bipartisan debt deal he’ll sign two days before…

GOP Senator tears into deal to suspend the debt limit: It will be ‘about as popular as Bud Light’

GOP Senator tears into deal to suspend the debt limit: It will be ‘about as popular as Bud Light’

Republican Senators aren’t happy with the debt ceiling deal passed in Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s House Wednesday evening – claiming it will be ‘about as popular as Bud Light.’ Utah Sen. Mike Lee is among those in the upper chamber the most critical of the bill, calling out McCarthy’s agreement with President Joe Biden for ‘not…

Kevin McCarthy Speaks on House Passage of Debt Ceiling Deal – RedState

Kevin McCarthy Speaks on House Passage of Debt Ceiling Deal – RedState

After the bipartisan passage of the debt ceiling deal in the House with 16 more Democrats than Republicans voting “yea” Wednesday evening, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) “took a victory lap,” in remarks running about six minutes. BREAKING: The Biden/Kevin McCarthy debt ceiling deal passes with more Democrat votes than Republicans. pic.twitter.com/TmqBHuwLrO — Greg Price…

Stefanik declares VICTORY over Biden on debt ceiling and praises McCarthy’s leadership

Stefanik declares VICTORY over Biden on debt ceiling and praises McCarthy’s leadership

House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik is declaring total victory over President Biden on the debt ceiling messaging war, and praising House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s ‘strong leadership’ to get the debt deal across the finish line despite Republican holdouts.  House Speaker Kevin McCarthy struck a deal with Biden to raise the debt ceiling through 2025, claw…

House PASSES debt ceiling deal: contentious Biden-McCarthy deal heads to Senate

House PASSES debt ceiling deal: contentious Biden-McCarthy deal heads to Senate

The House passed the debt limit deal between Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Biden on Wednesday 314 to 117. 71 Republicans opposed the deal, arguing it caved too far to White House demands, while 165 Democrats voted in favor of it. The deal, which suspends the debt limit until Jan. 1, 2025, now heads to the upper chamber…

52 DEMOCRATS save McCarthy: Speaker survives 29 GOP defections to clear first debt limit hurdle

52 DEMOCRATS save McCarthy: Speaker survives 29 GOP defections to clear first debt limit hurdle

The debt ceiling deal between House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Biden cleared its first major hurdle on Wednesday when Democrats stepped in to allow the bill to pass a rules vote.  Now the deal, known as the Fiscal Responsibility Act, heads to a final vote Wednesday night.  Democrats had long insisted that it would…

Utah Rep. Chris Stewart to Resign, Leaving the GOP Majority Even Slimmer – RedState

Utah Rep. Chris Stewart to Resign, Leaving the GOP Majority Even Slimmer – RedState

Utah Republican Representative Chris Stewart is expected to announce plans to resign from Congress sometime on Wednesday. The cited reason is his wife’s health, though limited information is available on that. Stewart, a former Air Force pilot, has represented Utah’s Second District in Congress since 2013 and sits on the House Appropriations Committee and Intelligence…

Debt Ceiling Bill Passes Key House Committee, Heads to the Floor for a Full Vote Wednesday – RedState

Debt Ceiling Bill Passes Key House Committee, Heads to the Floor for a Full Vote Wednesday – RedState

There’s still a long way to go, but House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s debt ceiling bill took an important step forward Tuesday night as the Rules Committee voted 7-6 to advance the measure to the floor and a vote by the full House. There’s not much time left if the nation is to avoid default: The…

Republicans WILL hold FBI Director Wray in contempt for REFUSING to hand over Biden doc

Republicans WILL hold FBI Director Wray in contempt for REFUSING to hand over Biden doc

Republicans are moving forward with contempt charges against FBI Director Chris Wray after he failed to hand over an internal document that they claim shows President Joe Biden was involved in a $5 million ‘criminal’ scheme with a foreign national. Tuesday marked the deadline for the agency to turn over an internal unclassified FD-1023 form that apparently…

How the IRS will STILL get $60billion in the debt limit deal as it goes on a hiring spree

How the IRS will STILL get $60billion in the debt limit deal as it goes on a hiring spree

The final language in the budget deal that President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are pushing toward a big vote this week will still bring on board thousands of new enforcement agents who are tasked with driving up revenue collection rates with a focus on the rich. And White House officials are keeping…

Republican rebel says they’ll be ‘reckoning’ over debt limit deal: Pressure piles on Kevin McCarthy

Republican rebel says they’ll be ‘reckoning’ over debt limit deal: Pressure piles on Kevin McCarthy

Rep. Dan Bishop said he has absolutely ‘zero’ confidence in Kevin McCarthy as he became the first Republican to publicly float the idea of ousting the speaker due to the debt limit deal.  ‘What basis is there for confidence?’ Bishop asked reporters after he was the only one in a House Freedom Caucus press conference…

DAVID MARCUS: This $4 trillion spending splurge ‘deal’ to raise debt limit will bankrupt America

DAVID MARCUS: This $4 trillion spending splurge ‘deal’ to raise debt limit will bankrupt America

President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy are each loudly proclaiming victory in the deal they finally struck this weekend to raise the debt ceiling. But let’s be honest: this 11th-hour compromise was as inevitable as it is depressing, with no real winner, and just one big loser – the American people….

A full breakdown of Biden and McCarthy’s deal to raise debt limit to $35 trillion

A full breakdown of Biden and McCarthy’s deal to raise debt limit to $35 trillion

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is facing criticism from members of his own political party on a debt ceiling deal he struck over the weekend with President Biden that hard line conservatives say doesn’t go far enough to curb federal spending.  The 99-page bill released Sunday would raise the debt ceiling by $4 trillion to a total…

What McCarthy and Biden need to do to get the debt ceiling deal over the line

What McCarthy and Biden need to do to get the debt ceiling deal over the line

President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are remaining confident Congress will get the debt ceiling deal across the finish line, despite opposition from some disgruntled Republicans and progressive Democrats who are threatening to try and tank the bill. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy struck a deal over the weekend with President Biden to raise the…

‘You guys realize you’re not in the real world’: Biden mocks reporters for debt ceiling questions

‘You guys realize you’re not in the real world’: Biden mocks reporters for debt ceiling questions

‘You guys realize you’re not in the real world’: Biden mocks reporters for debt ceiling questions and laughs when asked about DeSantis pardoning Trump as he heads to Delaware for one night Biden said there was ‘no reason’ why the bipartisan deal wouldn’t pass by June 5  He said reporters who asked about it weren’t…

CNN’s Argument Against Work Requirements Is the Most Comical Yet – RedState

CNN’s Argument Against Work Requirements Is the Most Comical Yet – RedState

In this episode of The Most Trusted Name in News, the hilarity is off the charts. In addition to comedy gold, CNN’s argument against work requirements for welfare recipients is the most revealing truth about the left to spew forth from the embattled left-wing network in quite a while — and that says a helluva…

The Dirty Little Secret About the Biden-McCarthy Debt Ceiling Deal No One Has Addressed Yet – RedState

The Dirty Little Secret About the Biden-McCarthy Debt Ceiling Deal No One Has Addressed Yet – RedState

I have to give it to Speaker McCarthy. Since his election as Speaker of the House back in January, which took 15 ballots to achieve, he has been doing a bit of a Houdini act. BREAKING: 15th Vote Finally Decides Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House He has kept the GOP caucus together during…

The 'McCarthy-Biden plan' is being criticized: 'There is still time to reverse course'

The 'McCarthy-Biden plan' is being criticized: 'There is still time to reverse course'

The “McCarthy-Biden plan” is being criticized for a lack of spending cuts and other problematic features. ⚠️ With our nation barreling toward $50T in national debt, it is disappointing to see common sense solutions soften as a result of ongoing negotiations. There is still time to reverse course, but @HouseGOP must hold the line and…

The Dirty Little Secret About the Biden-McCarthy Debt Celling Deal No One Has Addressed Yet – RedState

The Dirty Little Secret About the Biden-McCarthy Debt Celling Deal No One Has Addressed Yet – RedState

I have to give it to Speaker McCarthy. Since his election as Speaker of the House back in January, which took 15 ballots to achieve, he has been doing a bit of a Houdini act. BREAKING: 15th Vote Finally Decides Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House He has kept the GOP caucus together during…