McCarthy rules out short-term deal with Biden on debt ceiling: ‘Just get this done’
McCarthy and congressional leaders will meet with President Joe Biden at the White House on Tuesday to discuss a debt ceiling extension.
Senate passes bill to prevent rail strike, which could have wreaked havoc on economy before holidays
The Senate passed a bill to avert a rail strike on Thursday afternoon, avoiding a catastrophic blow to the U.S. economy ahead of the holidays.
Bernie Sanders says Inflation Reduction Act will have 'minimal impact' on inflation
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said on Saturday that the Inflation Reduction Act being debated in Congress will have a 'minimal' impact on record inflation in the United States.
Republican senators consider threatening government shutdown to defund Biden vaccine mandates
The government runs out of funding on Friday, and Republican senators are threatening to shut down the government in order to defund President Biden's vaccine mandates.
Pelosi says IRS reporting requirement for bank accounts to stay in reconciliation bill despite public concerns
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi expressed little concern about public opposition to Democrats' proposal to force banks to report inflows and outflow of every account with more than $600 in activity per year to the IRS.