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Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
With this debt limit deal, Congress has beclowned itself — With apologies to Peggy Lee: Is that all there is? — Late Saturday night, the White House and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) announced broad outlines of a deal to resolve the debt limit standoff.
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The Hill:
Debt deal text released as leaders corral votes — Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) released text of the bill to raise the debt limit on Sunday evening as Democratic and Republican leaders work to corral support ahead of this week's vote. — The bill — which spans 99 pages …
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Dean Obeidallah / The Dean's Report:
The Debt ceiling deal was a big WIN for Biden—and a big LOSS for Trump and MAGA — MAGA is furious with the deal — President Biden won and Donald Trump/MAGA lost—again. It's that simple when it comes to the debt ceiling deal announced Saturday night.
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Reuters:
McCarthy, Biden predict Congress will pass debt-ceiling deal — U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy predicted on Sunday that a majority of his fellow Republicans would support the deal to suspend the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling that he negotiated at the weekend with President Joe Biden.
Peter Baker / New York Times:
In Pursuit of Consensus, Did Biden Find the Reasonable Middle or Give Away Too Much? — The deal to raise the debt ceiling bolsters President Biden's argument that he is committed to bipartisanship, but it comes at the cost of rankling many in his own party.
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Wall Street Journal:
How a Debt-Ceiling Deal That Neither Side Wanted Cracked the Logjam in Washington
How a Debt-Ceiling Deal That Neither Side Wanted Cracked the Logjam in Washington
Associated Press:
Voters in Turkey return to polls to decide on opposing presidential visions — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won reelection Sunday, extending his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade as the country reels from high inflation and the aftermath of an earthquake that leveled entire cities.
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
Fox News poll finds 56% doubt Trump's ‘mental soundness’ to be president — A Fox News poll found that 56% of Americans do not believe former President Donald Trump has the “mental soundness” to be president. — A survey conducted by the conservative outlet gave Trump a 33-point lead over Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL).
Kelby Vera / HuffPost:
Texas To Ban Diversity, Equity And Inclusion Efforts At Public Universities — DEI has become a core part of many colleges, but critics accuse the programs of fueling division. — Texas lawmakers have moved to shutter all diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at publicly funded universities in the state.
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Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
Texas Republicans pass voting bills targeting large Democratic county — The new law would single out Houston, with its sizable Black population, for a different election process — Texas Republicans wound down their regular legislative session Sunday by changing election policies …
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Liz Cheney says Republicans “wanted me to lie” about Trump — Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) told Colorado College graduates in a commencement speech Sunday the U.S. “cannot remain a free nation if we abandon the truth,” as she took aim at fellow Republicans and former President Trump.
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Associated Press:
Missing 73 years, Medal of Honor recipient's remains returned to Georgia: “He's home” — Savannah, Ga. — Soldiers of the 9th Infantry Regiment made a desperate retreat as North Korean troops closed in around them. A wounded 18-year-old Army Pfc. Luther Herschel Story feared his injuries …
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Josh Siegel / Politico:
Debt ceiling deal includes surprise approval of natural gas pipeline championed by Manchin — The controversial natural gas project has been a priority for West Virginia, but its approval will bring new criticism for the Biden administration. — The text of the debt ceiling bill released …
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Fred Ojambo / Bloomberg:
Ugandan President Signs Anti-LGBTQ Bill With Death Penalty — Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni signed into law legislation with harsher penalties for LGBTQ people, including death and life-imprisonment sentences. — The president “has assented” to the bill, which now becomes law …
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Coral Davenport / New York Times:
You've Never Heard of Him, but He's Remaking the Pollution Fight — Richard Revesz is changing the way the government calculates the cost and benefits of regulation, with far-reaching implications for climate change. — This spring the Biden administration proposed or implemented eight …