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President Joe Biden dismissed threats from Republicans who say they won’t strike a deal on raising the debt ceiling, a fresh sign that both parties are on the verge of a major clash that raises the threat of default.”Nope, they’re not going to let us default,” he told reporters. “$8 trillion of that is on…

3/3 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The exterior of the U.S. Capitol is seen as Senators work to advance the bipartisan infrastructure bill in Washington, U.S., August 8, 2021. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger/File Photo 2/3 By Makini Brice and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Hours after the U.S. Senate approved a $3.5 trillion budget blueprint chock-full of investments in…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The sun rises on the U.S. Capitol dome before Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo By Richard Cowan and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Democratic-controlled U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed a massive infrastructure bill and immediately kicked off debate on a $3.5 trillion spending…

© Reuters. U.S. President Joe Biden takes a question about New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s resignation while discussing the U.S. Senate’s passage of the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, in the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., August 10, WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced his intention to nominate…

The Senate voted 69-30 on Tuesday to pass the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package, handing a major victory to President Biden and a group of senators that spent months negotiating on the agreement.Why it matters: The monster bill would deliver hundreds of billions of dollars for roads, bridges, waterways and other “hard infrastructure” items. It…

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The exterior of the US Capitol is seen as Senators work to advance the bipartisan infrastructure bill in Washington, U.S., August 8, 2021. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger 2/2 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A $3.5 trillion budget plan unveiled by U.S. Senate Democrats on Monday calls for tax credits and grants to encourage “clean…

Former First Lady Melania Trump ripped into a presidential historian who had criticized the renovations she did on the White House Rose Garden.Michael Beschloss, an NBC contributor and historian who specializes in the US presidency, took to Twitter Saturday to lambast Trump’s changes as an “evisceration” and affront to American history.”Evisceration of White House Rose…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Kids visiting from Houston, Texas run to the Capitol steps as Republican and Democratic leaders continue to work on an amendment to the bipartisan infrastructure bill at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, U.S., August 7, 2021. REUTERS/Ken Ced By David Morgan and Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate moved…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A sign marks the U.S Treasury Department in Washington, U.S., August 6, 2018. REUTERS/Brian Snyder By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden plans to nominate officials to fill four economic and development positions, the White House said Friday. The nominees include two people for U.S. Treasury roles, a new chief…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A view of the White House in Washington, U.S. January 18, 2021. REUTERS/Jim Bourg WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday announced a final extension of a coronavirus relief pause on federal student loan repayments, interest and collections until Jan. 31, 2022. The extension of the pause, which had…