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Congress, Scott Bessent and debt limit

U.S. could face default by August if Congress doesn't address debt ceiling, Bessent says

The so-called "X-date" marks when the government could run out of borrowing power and face an unprecedented default without action from Congress to address the debt limit.

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Bessent predicts debt limit will be hit in August, asks Congress to increase or suspend ceiling

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called on Congress to increase or suspend the debt ceiling in a letter to members of Congress, predicting it would be reached in August. Bessent said that based on current calculations,

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Bessent urges Congress to act on debt limit by mid-July

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called on Congress Friday to raise the nation’s debt ceiling by mid-July to keep the federal government from defaulting on its more than $36 trillion debt. In a

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Key legislation to advance cryptocurrency blocked by Dems on the Senate floor

Senator Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, says Democrats "put partisanship above policy" in Friday's stablecoin bill vote.

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Senate clash of the Bernies: Sanders, Moreno spar over Israel’s Gaza offensive

Sanders, who is Jewish, described Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government as “extremist,” accused it of ...

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Cryptocurrency measure fails to pass in Senate

By a one vote margin, the Senate stymied a first-of-its kind measure designed to regulate cryptocurrency in the United States ...

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Trump admin live updates: Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden

Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden was notified of her termination by an email from the White House Office of Personnel ...

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Is antisemitism surging against Jewish members of Congress on Facebook?

Antisemitic comments targeting Jewish members of Congress from Chuck Schumer to Bernie Sanders are surging on Facebook, ...

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Chief Justice Roberts says judicial independence is key to checking Congress and the president

Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday defended judicial independence as necessary to “check the excesses of the Congress or ...

Jennifer Konfrst announces she will run for Congress

Iowa House Minority Leader Jennifer Konfrst is now in the race for Iowa's 3rd Congressional District. KCCI was the first to ...

Republicans control Congress. Utah’s all-GOP delegation has big plans.

As of Thursday, Moore has so far been the most successful member of Utah’s congressional delegation, having had two bills he ...

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United States Senate

a NATO member that in recent years has had strained ties with the United States. Worldcategory· April 29, 2025 US Senate confirms billionaire businessman Stephens as ambassador to Britain The ...

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‘We will arrest you’: DHS warns members of Congress after mayor Ras Baraka arrested at ICE detention center

DHS warns members of Congress after mayor Ras Baraka arrested at ICE detention center - Democratic lawmakers claim DHS is ...

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