GOP senator will 'probably' vote for debt limit increase

Republican Sen. John Kennedy, whose home state of Louisiana was hit hard by Hurricane Ida, says he will “probably” vote for legislation that would fund the government, provide disaster relief and raise the fede…
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Democrats up ante in risky debt ceiling fight

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) are playing a risky game of chicken over funding the government and raising the nation’s…
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Democrats reject hardball tactics against Senate parliamentarian 

Democrats are rejecting calls to overrule the Senate parliamentarian despite the bleak reality that, absent a breakthrough, they likely won’t be able to get a pathway to citizenship for millions of immigrants to President…
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Oregon school staffer protests vaccine mandate by wearing blackface to dress as Rosa Parks

A staff member at a Newberg, Ore., elementary school used blackface to dress up as civil rights icon Rosa Parks in protest of her school’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, …
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Texas doctor sued after admitting to violating state's new abortion law

A doctor in Texas who admitted to performing an abortion in violation of the state’s new law was sued on Monday, marking the first case that will test the constitutionality of the more restrictive measure.An Arkans…
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McConnell signals Senate GOP will oppose combined debt ceiling-funding bill

Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on Monday that Republicans would help pass a short-term government funding bill – but only if Democrats divorced it from a plan to suspend the debt ceiling through 2022….
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Trump Tower debt added to watch list as vacancies rise

A $100 million loan on Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan was placed on a watch list Monday as vacancies in the building increase.Occupancy has decreased to 78.9 percent from 85.9 percent at the en…
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Democrats aim to suspend debt limit with bill to avoid government shutdown

House Democrats will combine a short-term government spending bill with a suspension of the debt limit in a package slated to hit the floor this week, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced Monday.The move comes…
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Anti-Greg Abbott TV ad pulled minutes before college football game: Lincoln Project

An advertisement slamming Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic was pulled minutes before it was intended to air during a University of Texas football game, according to the group that produ…
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Lawyer says ex-Trump Organization CFO is expecting more indictments

The attorney for former Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg says that his client is expecting to face more indictments in his tax evasion scheme case, …
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