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Any deal in principle between President Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy will be the start of what could easily be a week-long process of shepherding legislation through the narrowly and bitterly divided Congress.

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy unveiled a bill on Wednesday that would pair $4.5 trillion in spending cuts with a $1.5 trillion increase in the federal debt limit, laying out an opening position in what is likely to be a tense partisan debate over government borrowing.

The United States will provide an additional $100 million dollars for earthquake response in Turkey and Syria, the U.S. State Department said on Sunday, adding to the $85 million previously approved. ... | February 19, 2023

In a party-line 220-212 vote, it approved a $3.5 trillion budget framework to advance progressives' ambitious plans to expand child care and other social programs, and agreed to vote by Sept. 27 on a $1 trillion Senate-passed infrastructure bill that is a top priority for moderate Democrats.

Georgia on cusp of delivering Senate to Democrats as Raphael Warnock wins, Jon Ossoff leads Winning both contests would give Democrats control of the Senate, creating a 50-50 split and giving Vice President-elect Kamala Harris the tie-breaking vote once she and Biden take office on Jan. 20. Written By: Rich McKay and Nathan Layne / Reuters | 9:37 am, Jan. 6, 2021 × Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Raphael Warnock makes an address in Georgia on Jan. 6 in this still image f...