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Jon Queally, Common Dreams Sen. Joe Manchin—the West Virginia lawmaker reviled by progressives for his climate-killing policies and many Democrats over his repeated sabotage of his own party’s agenda—said Sunday he has still not decided about whether he might make a third-party run for president in 2024. Asked by “Fox …

President Joe Biden intends to leverage the bipartisan debt limit deal to refocus on his shadow reelection campaign. His advisors told NBC News that the President aims to highlight this accomplishment to enhance his image with voters as a unifying leader who is delivering on his promise to unite the …

President Joe Biden signed into law Saturday a bill to suspend the nation’s debt limit through January 1, 2025, to avert a first-ever US default. Biden signed H.R. 3746, the “Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023,” two days before Monday’s default deadline, on which the U.S. would run out of cash …

Holly McCall, Tennessee Lookout Late Friday, a federal judge overturned a new Tennessee law prohibiting drag performances in public spaces, ruling it unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Thomas Parker ruled the Adult Entertainment Act (AEA) violates the separation-of-state principle and chills speech protected through the First Amendment. In March, Friends of …

President Joe Biden celebrated the successful resolution of a potential government default in his inaugural speech to the nation from the Oval Office on Friday. He expressed relief that a budget agreement had been reached, preventing a crisis that could have negatively impacted the U.S. and global economies. The bipartisan …

Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder The bipartisan debt limit bill is on its way to President Joe Biden after the U.S. Senate voted Thursday to clear the measure for his signature. The 63-36 vote followed several amendment votes, all of which were rejected. Biden is expected to quickly sign the package, …

Lindsey Toomer, Colorado Newsline President Joe Biden gave a commencement address during a ceremony Thursday at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. He congratulated each member of the class of 2023 after they received diplomas in the academy’s 65th graduation ceremony. Hundreds of families crowded into Falcon Stadium …

After securing a debt ceiling agreement that caps federal spending and threatens food aid for hundreds of thousands of poor adults, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy made clear Wednesday that Republicans are not finished targeting the nation’s safety net programs—and signaled a coming effort by the GOP to slash Social Security …

Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to overturn the Biden administration’s one-time student debt relief plan that is on hold due to a pending Supreme Court decision. President Joe Biden has vowed to veto the resolution, but the 52-46 vote forced vulnerable Senate Democrats up for …

Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch Former President Donald Trump said Thursday in Urbandale he was confident he will continue to hold his lead in Iowa. “There’s no way I can lose Iowa,” Trump told the crowd. “We’re going to have to do some really bad things to lose at this …

Jake Johnson, Common Dreams Already among the worst and least affordable in the developed world, the U.S. childcare system could soon be “pushed closer to the brink of collapse” if Congress doesn’t act before emergency federal funding runs dry at the end of September. That grave warning is at the …

Marty Schladen, Ohio Capital Journal Years after the potential for abuse was flagged in Ohio, the federal agency that oversees Medicaid is moving to close a loophole that likely is worth billions to prescription drug middlemen. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services last week proposed a new rule that …

Jacob Fischler, Iowa Capital Dispatch A federal judge in Florida unsealed an indictment that accuses former President Donald Trump of hiding classified national security documents after he left the White House, improperly storing them and sharing sensitive information with people who lacked security clearance. Though he’s not the only former …

Jennifer Shutt, Oregon Capital Chronicle The U.S. House took a broadly bipartisan vote Wednesday night on the debt limit package, sending it to the U.S. Senate where lawmakers are expected to vote quickly to clear the measure. The bill would suspend the nation’s borrowing limit through Jan. 1, 2025 and …

Former Vice President Mike Pence and former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie are planning to join the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination next week. Chris Christie, who previously advised Trump’s campaign in 2016 but later became a vocal critic of the former president, will officially announce his 2024 …