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The Picture Being Painted by Key Debt-Ceiling Players

Words 'confident' and 'optimistic' are getting used, but there's a ways to go

(Newser) - As the clock ticks down to June 1, the president and congressional leaders continue to sound off about the likelihood of striking a deal on raising the debt ceiling. President Biden held a second Oval Office meeting with House and Senate leaders Kevin McCarthy, Hakeem Jeffries, Chuck Schumer, and Mitch...

Amid Debt Talks, Biden Curtails Foreign Trip

He's skipping Australia, Papua New Guinea

(Newser) - Debt-limit talks shifted into an encouraging new phase Tuesday as President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy named top emissaries to negotiate a deal to avert an unprecedented national default. The president said he's curtailing his upcoming trip to the Indo-Pacific, scrapping what was to be a historic stop...

2 Polling Trends Bode Well for Trump

He's leaving the GOP field behind him, and he fares well in hypothetical rematch with Biden

(Newser) - Election Day is still 546 days away, meaning you can take the current polls with an extra-large grain of salt. Still, political stories are taking note of two clear trends of late, both of them positive for former President Trump. First, he's cementing his lead over Ron DeSantis and...

McConnell, McCarthy Align on Debt Ceiling

Senator says he told Biden to reach a deal with speaker

(Newser) - Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell has worked with President Biden before to avoid debt limit catastrophe, but he's yielding to the gentleman from California this time. McConnell told Politico he's informed the president he'll have to negotiate a solution with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. "In the...

Out of South Carolina, an 'Early Warning Sign' for Biden

President doesn't seem to have same level of enthusiasm within Black community as in 2020

(Newser) - LaJoia Broughton, a 41-year-old small-business owner, considers herself a fan of President Biden. He's provided opportunities for Black-owned business while bringing integrity to the White House, she said, and her decision for 2024 isn't in doubt. Destiny Humphreys is less enthusiastic. The 22-year-old senior at South Carolina State...

Biden Lags Trump in Poll, Alarming Party Strategist

President's approval rating hits new low

(Newser) - A new poll gives President Biden and Democrats cause for concern just as his reelection campaign officially gets going. Biden's job approval rating has fallen to 36% after standing at 42% in February, the Washington Post-ABC News poll found; his previous low was 37% early last year. The president'...

CDC Director to Step Down
CDC's Walensky to Step Down
May 5, 2023 5:25 PM CDT

CDC's Walensky to Step Down

Experts say change in directors could set back attempts to improve agency

(Newser) - Dr. Rochelle Walensky, a leader in the federal government's battle against COVID-19, is leaving her job as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That battle has reached a turning point, Walensky pointed out to President Biden in a letter Friday, now that he's changed the...

Three Big Staffing Moves at White House

Gen. CQ Brown Jr. apparent pick for Joint Chiefs of Staff chair; Wolensky exits; Neera Tanden to replace Susan Rice

(Newser) - President Joe Biden is expected to nominate a history-making Air Force fighter pilot general with years of experience in shaping US defenses to meet China's rise to serve as the nation's next top military officer, according to two people familiar with the decision. If confirmed by the Senate,...

Biden Calls Meeting as Yellen Issues Default Warning

President asks congressional leaders to White House

(Newser) - Unless Congress does something about the debt ceiling quickly, the federal government could run out of money to pay its bills by June 1, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Monday. Her estimate adds pressure to lawmakers and President Biden to reach a deal to raise or suspend the debt limit,...

Biden Holds Line on Talks, but Cracks Are Emerging

Some House Democrats ask him to sit down with Kevin McCarthy on debt ceiling

(Newser) - The Treasury Department will soon issue updated guidance on how long the US can keep operating before it defaults on its debt , a development that would be both unprecedented and potentially catastrophic, reports the Wall Street Journal . In the meantime, Axios notes that a divide is growing within the Democratic...

Biden's Best Lines From Correspondents Dinner

'Don Lemon would say, 'That's a man in his prime'

(Newser) - President Biden addressed the annual jokey White House Correspondents Dinner on Saturday and slipped in to the expected president-as-comedian role. He included himself, specifically his age, among the targets. Some of the bigger lines, via NPR , the Washington Post , and CNN :
  • "Call me old, I call it being seasoned,
...

Yoon Suk Yeol Surprises WH Guests, Sings 'American Pie'

President Biden then presented South Korean president with guitar signed by Don McLean

(Newser) - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife, Kim Keon Hee, were the guests of honor at the White House on Wednesday, and the evening was capped with show tune performances by Broadway stars. But Yoon himself was part of the night's entertainment, after the commissioned singers sang...

House GOP Passes Debt Bill, Trying to Pressure Biden

Democratic leader calls package 'unconscionable'

(Newser) - House Republicans passed sweeping legislation Wednesday that would raise the government's legal debt ceiling by $1.5 trillion in exchange for steep spending restrictions, a tactical victory for Speaker Kevin McCarthy as he challenges President Biden to negotiate and prevent a catastrophic federal default this summer. The bill passed...

S. Koreans Are Nervous. Enter the 'Washington Declaration'

It reaffirms the US commitment to protect the country and deter the North

(Newser) - The US hasn't docked a nuclear ballistic missile submarine in South Korean waters since the 1980s. That's about to change under the "Washington Declaration," which President Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol are set to announce Wednesday. The agreement outlines stepped-up deterrence commitments the...

Biden Was Once on Other Side of He's-Too-Old Debate

Biden, 29 at the time, made an issue of his 63-year-old opponent's age in Delaware

(Newser) - On Tuesday, President Joe Biden, age 80, made it official : He's running for a second term. If the 46th president wins reelection, he would be 86 by the end of that term, and as CNBC notes, he's already facing questions regarding his fitness for duty, most of them...

Biden Asks Americans to Let Him 'Finish the Job'

President formally launches 2024 campaign

(Newser) - A Biden-Trump rematch just took a big step closer to reality. President Biden on Tuesday formally announced that he is running for reelection in 2024, asking voters to give him more time to “finish the job” he began when he was sworn into office and to set aside their...

Biden Tells Expelled Lawmakers They Stood Up for Democracy
Biden Welcomes
Expelled Lawmakers
Apr 24, 2023 6:00 PM CDT

Biden Welcomes Expelled Lawmakers

Three Tennessee Democrats visit White House

(Newser) - President Biden on Monday thanked three Tennessee lawmakers for "standing up" after they faced expulsion for participating in gun control protests at their statehouse. "You're standing up for our kids, you're standing up for our communities," Biden told Reps. Justin Pearson, Justin Jones, and Gloria...

Big Biden Move Signals an Imminent Launch

Reports say he may announce Tuesday, has picked Julie Chavez Rodriguez as campaign manager

(Newser) - For a while now, the political consensus has been that President Biden would not announce his 2024 run until the summer. But CBS News reports that a flurry of activity now points to a launch as early as Tuesday. The big development is that Biden has settled on senior adviser...

Another Biden-Trump Race Makes Many Weary, Poll Finds

38% of respondents feel exhaustion at the prospect of a 2020 rematch

(Newser) - Asked in a new poll to describe their feeling at having their choice in the next presidential election again be Joe Biden or Donald Trump, more respondents picked "exhaustion" than anything else. That option was chosen by 38% of respondents, according to a Yahoo News/YouGov poll. Fear made a...

Pence Suggests Decision Deadline
Pence
Suggests
Decision
Deadline
Apr 23, 2023 1:15 PM CDT

Pence Suggests Decision Deadline

Potential presidential candidate won't commit but notes Iowa presence

(Newser) - Former Vice President Mike Pence wouldn't quite commit to running for president in an interview with CBS' Robert Costa but, when asked which way he was leaning, answered, "Well, I'm here in Iowa, Robert." Pence has made appearances in Iowa, which will hold the first GOP...

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