Category: debt ceiling

Talks Continue on McConnell’s Debt Ceiling Offer to Cover Existing Expenses Until December

Talks between Senate party leaders on a deal to temporarily raise the debt ceiling by a fixed dollar amount have spilled over into Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) told reporters early Thursday morning from the Senate floor. Several Democrats had indicated support of the offer from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) that would let…


Schumer Says Talks Continue on McConnell’s Debt Ceiling Offer to Cover Expenses Until December

Talks between Senate party leaders on a deal to temporarily raise the debt ceiling by a fixed dollar amount have spilled over into Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) told reporters early Thursday morning from the Senate floor. Several Democrats had indicated support of the offer from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) that would let…


NTD Business Full Broadcast (Oct. 6)

A possible short term solution for funding the government, senate minority leader Mitch McConnell today says republicans will help raise the debt limit, but just for two months. The federal student loan forgiveness program is getting a major overhaul. The department of education says these changes could help thousands of people working in government and…


McConnell Proposes Deal With Democrats on Suspending Debt Limit

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Wednesday proposed a deal with Democrats that would help them suspend the debt ceiling before the United States defaults. McConnell in a statement said Republicans would help Democrats expedite the process known as reconciliation to address the debt limit. He also said the GOP would let Democrats pass…


Democrats Suggest Unorthodox Plans to Address Debt Ceiling

As Republicans and Democrats continue to duke it out over raising the debt ceiling, some in the majority party are considering bold, unorthodox ways to address the situation. Since August, Republicans have definitively rejected aiding Democrats in raising the debt ceiling. In a petition signed by forty-six Senate Republicans, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) explained that…


Manchin Signals He Won’t Support Nuking Filibuster for Debt Limit

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) signaled Wednesday that he will not support carving out an exception to the filibuster for the debt limit, meaning Democrats don’t have enough votes to employ the so-called nuclear option. “I’ve been very, very clear where I stand on the filibuster. I don’t have to repeat that. I think I’ve been…


Manchin Signals He Won’t Support Filibuster Exception Over Debt Limit

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) signaled on Oct. 6 that he won’t support carving out an exception to the filibuster for the federal debt limit, meaning Democrats don’t have enough votes to employ the so-called nuclear option. “I’ve been very, very clear where I stand on the filibuster. I don’t have to repeat that. I think…


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (Oct. 6)

A debt ceiling vote planned for Wednesday. Will Democrats use the nuclear option to bypass a Republican roadblock? President Joe Biden suggests it could be an option. The White House is working with Texas officials to prepare for another wave of Haitian illegal immigrants. This, while it’s expected Haitian migrants will strain Mexico’s asylum system….


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (Oct. 5)

The debt limit deadline is approaching. What is President Biden’s message to Republican lawmakers? And what does a former Trump adviser say about claims that the debt ceiling is only about past spending? A GOP Senate candidate denounces Twitter after the social media platform suspended his account. He says that as a U.S. Army veteran,…


Heads or Tails? White House Rules Out $1 Trillion Platinum Coin

President Joe Biden and his administration will not mint a proposed $1 trillion coin to resolve the U.S. debt ceiling crisis as it is not a “viable” option, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki confirmed to reporters Monday. “We obviously look at a range of options, and none of those options were viable, either because…