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Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story The debt limit drama is over — for now The Senate’s Thursday night passage of a bill to raise the...Friday, June 2, 2023 from TheHill - The Hill News
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has changed her position on the public release of the tapes documenting the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection, warning Friday that their release could “put the security of the Capitol at risk.” Greene said in...Friday, June 2, 2023 from TheHill - The Hill News
{beacon} Evening Report Friday, June 2 © AP/Alex Brandon Biden to tout debt ceiling compromise in address to nation President Biden is set to tout passage of the debt limit bill he negotiated with Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) in...Friday, June 2, 2023 from TheHill - The Hill News
About half of all Republicans oppose banning books in schools, even as many GOP lawmakers throughout the country have implemented laws restricting materials being taught in the classroom, according to a poll released Friday. The...Friday, June 2, 2023 from TheHill - The Hill News
A day before the Pentagon celebrated the June 1 start of Pride Month, top defense leaders were quietly enforcing a militarywide ban on drag performances. The move became public after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs of...Friday, June 2, 2023 from TheHill - The Hill News
Former President Trump is calling for the New York judge overseeing his hush money criminal case to recuse himself, arguing the judge cannot be impartial. Trump’s lawyers noted in a new filing apparent political donations Judge Juan...Friday, June 2, 2023 from TheHill - The Hill News
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) shouted down a heckler who called him a “fascist” at a presidential campaign rally in South Carolina on Friday. As DeSantis talked about parents’ rights in education, a woman in the crowd in Lexington, S.C.,...Friday, June 2, 2023 from TheHill - The Hill News
YouTube announced Friday it is reversing prior policy and will now allow for content denying the validity of the 2020 presidential election and other elections and spreading false claims about voter fraud. The platform said in a blog...Friday, June 2, 2023 from TheHill - The Hill News
The White House on Friday pushed back on bipartisan votes in the House and Senate to block President Biden's student debt relief plan, arguing the program is popular with Americans. A measure to block the plan passed the Senate this week...Friday, June 2, 2023 from TheHill - The Hill News
Story at a glance A group of Arkansas librarians, booksellers and readers filed a lawsuit Friday challenging a state law restricting what books can be given to minors. Democracy Forward, a nonprofit legal advocacy organization, filed...Friday, June 2, 2023 from Politico.com: Congress
Last term, the two centrist senators publicly shaped nearly every piece of major legislation. They revived the act on the debt limit — but this time, they stayed behind the scenes.Thursday, June 1, 2023 from Politico.com: Congress
The agreement secures some GOP priorities on spending, permits and the safety net, but left the heart of President Joe Biden's agenda intact — at least until the next fight.Thursday, June 1, 2023 from Politico.com: Congress
The vote caps off months of melodrama.Thursday, June 1, 2023 from Politico.com: Congress
It locks in plans to send the bill to the president's desk well before the Monday default deadline.Thursday, June 1, 2023 from Politico.com: Congress
A string of legal challenges against the West Virginia governor shows that the coal baron’s sprawling business enterprise is struggling to pay its bills.Thursday, June 1, 2023 from Politico.com: Congress
A new wrinkle unfolded as defense hawks and other Republicans pushed for a commitment from Chuck Schumer to blunt some of the deal’s effects.Thursday, June 1, 2023 from Politico.com: Congress
The president’s advisers are betting voters will reward Biden for getting things done.Thursday, June 1, 2023 from Politico.com: Congress
Progressives aren't happy with the deal President Joe Biden struck with Republicans. But given that or default, they’re not revolting.Wednesday, May 31, 2023 from Politico.com: Congress
Now the upper chamber has to work to pass the measure before the default deadline on June 5.Tuesday, May 30, 2023 from Politico.com: Congress
Once conservative Rep. Thomas Massie announced that he would vote in favor of the rule, the conservative effort to tank the measure in committee lost steam.Tuesday, May 30, 2023 from Politico.com: Congress
Any one senator can slow down the legislation's passage through the upper chamber. And conservative grumbling has already started.Tuesday, May 30, 2023 from Politico.com: Congress
It's good news for House Republicans, after JR Majewski lost a competitive Ohio seat in 2022.Tuesday, May 30, 2023 from Politico.com: Congress
Few Democrats have weighed in on the deal’s language extending work requirements for a certain age group of people receiving food assistance.Tuesday, May 30, 2023 from Politico.com: Congress
The departure would reduce the party's five-seat majority in the House and set up a special election.Tuesday, May 30, 2023 from Politico.com: Congress
The House Rules Committee will meet at 3 p.m. Tuesday to set the stage for floor consideration of the debt limit measure.Tuesday, May 30, 2023 from Politico.com: Congress
Retirements in Maryland, Delaware and California may clear the way for history.Monday, May 29, 2023 from Politico.com: Congress
The goal is for there to be a passage vote Wednesday.Sunday, May 28, 2023 from Politico.com: Congress
Sen. Joe Manchin would get the gas pipeline he wants. The IRS would get a steeper than expected cut. And future executive actions would face new (but easily waived) fiscal handcuffs.Sunday, May 28, 2023 from Politico.com: Congress
The full text was released Sunday evening.Sunday, May 28, 2023 from Politico.com: Congress
Some conservatives are signaling they’re going to try to tank the deal, but early signs are promising it will pass.Sunday, May 28, 2023 from Politico.com: Congress
She urged Colorado College's 2023 graduates to trust in the truth.Sunday, May 28, 2023 from Politico.com: Congress
Congress must raise the debt limit before June 5 to avoid default.Sunday, May 28, 2023 from Politico.com: Congress
The House Democratic leader said he didn't complain to McCarthy about the debt deal.Sunday, May 28, 2023 from Politico.com: Congress
The South Dakota Republican called the deal "a remarkable conservative accomplishment."Sunday, May 28, 2023 from Politico.com: Congress
But pushing ethics reforms through Congress “is not going to be easy,” the Democratic senator said.Sunday, May 28, 2023 from Politico.com: Congress
The policy provisions of the agreement between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy appeared to fall far short of conservatives’ demands.Saturday, May 27, 2023 from Politico.com: Congress
Now they have to get it to President Joe Biden’s desk in time.Saturday, May 27, 2023 from Politico.com: Congress
Drawn-out talks to avoid a catastrophic default are causing a temporary pileup on lawmakers' other priorities, including spending bills, a trillion-dollar farm package and mammoth defense policy legislation.Friday, May 26, 2023 from Politico.com: Congress
The group is under fire for its unity presidential bid and for an attack on a Problem Solvers Caucus member.Thursday, May 25, 2023 from Politico.com: Congress
The Casey name is near royalty in the Keystone State.