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It appears Democrats have been preparing since January to force a vote by the entire House on raising the debt ceiling. Whether it works and they can find five sane Republicans to go along with [...]

House Democrats need at least five Republican defections for their debt ceiling backup plan to prevail.

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Congress hardly witnesses progressives and far-right Republicans coming together on anything.

Between now and June 1 - the date by which the Treasury Department could run out of sufficient cash - Biden and members of the House and Senate are scheduled to be in town at the same time for the sum total of one week.

'We get the skepticism.'

The House minority leader led a group of members to Israel and Ghana on his first foreign trip as the top House Democrat

The House Freedom Caucus pushed Speaker Kevin McCarthy for sharp spending cuts - and some members still want more.

Republicans believe they can win the political standoff by making President Biden and Democrats look petty by refusing a basic negotiation.