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Back to SearchJune 1, 2023: Your move, Senate
Episode 1618
On Wednesday night, the House passed a bipartisan debt ceiling deal, sending it to Senate. Plus, what we know about the reports that federal prosecut…
2 years, 10 months ago
May 30, 2023: Getting the debt ceiling deal over the finish line
Episode 1616
Leaders in both parties are going to be spending much of the day whipping their rank-and-file to make sure they can get the 218 votes needed to pass …
2 years, 10 months ago
May 26, 2023: Deal or no deal?
Episode 1615
With mere days left before the projected June 1 X-date, negotiators appear to be homing in on a debt ceiling deal that would avert an economic catast…
2 years, 10 months ago
May 24, 2023: Enter Ron DeSantis
Episode 1613
The Florida governor’s entry into the Presidential race will immediately shake up a Republican primary that has been dominated by former President Do…
2 years, 10 months ago
May 23, 2023: Four debt limit scenarios
Episode 1612
With only days until the earliest possible default on June 1, we’re going to address the question lawmakers aren’t ready to face: What happens if Bid…
2 years, 10 months ago
May 22, 2023: The debt limit's parade of horribles
Episode 1611
We are just days away from a potential federal default, and Washington this week is going to be consumed with the latest twists and turns on whether …
2 years, 10 months ago
May 19, 2023: Progressives ramp up pressure on debt limit
Episode 1610
Though House Speaker Kevin McCarthy suggested a couple days ago that he wanted to have a debt-limit deal by the start of the weekend, as of right now…
2 years, 11 months ago
May 18, 2023: The mystery woman at Feinstein’s side
Episode 1609
When Sen. Dianne Feinstein walked into the Capitol last week, ending a monthslong medical absence, she was accompanied by Senate Majority Leader Chuc…
2 years, 11 months ago
May 17, 2023: The debt ceiling negotiators
Episode 1608
Yesterday President Joe Biden agreed to a key process demand by Speaker Kevin McCarthy: shrinking the size of the negotiating table. Inside the negot…
2 years, 11 months ago
May 16, 2023: Unpacking the GOP's work requirement demands in debt talks
Episode 1607
President Joe Biden is expected to meet today with congressional leaders on the debt limit, and Republicans are feeling increasingly optimistic they …
2 years, 11 months ago