Category: debt ceiling

NTD Good Morning (May 30): Debt Ceiling Deal Obstacles; Hurricane Ian Victims Still Recovering as Storm Season Approaches

White House and Republican leaders move to build congressional support for the debt ceiling deal. Some Senators vow to make changes if it makes it past the house. The bill heads to the House rules committee on May 30.  We have the details. The Atlantic Hurricane season is set to start on June 1st. We…


Graham Vows to Fix Biden’s Defense Budget ‘Disaster’ in Debt Ceiling Deal

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) vowed to fix what he called a “disaster” over defense spending in the debt ceiling deal agreed by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). “I will use all powers available to me in the Senate to have amendment votes to undo this catastrophe for defense,” Graham wrote on…


[LIVE 10AM ET] Government Agrees to Settle Debt With More Debt; Musk Says No to European Censorship | Live with Josh

A debt deal has been made. President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have agreed to again raise the debt ceiling. This essentially means digging the country deeper into debt, while making it appear they’re solving the debt problem. At the same time, however, it shows a bipartisan deal, but Republicans and Democrats remain…


LIVE NOW: NTD Evening News (May 29): Congressional Leaders Signal Support for Debt Limit Bill; Russia Issues Arrest Warrant for Sen. Graham

All major congressional leaders have signaled their support for Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) debt ceiling deal despite backlash from members of both parties. Russia’s interior ministry has put U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham on a wanted list, Russian news agency TASS said on May 29. This comes after an edited video was released…


NTD Evening News (May 29): Congressional Leaders Signal Support for Debt Limit Bill; Russia Issues Arrest Warrant for Sen. Graham

All major congressional leaders have signaled their support for Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) debt ceiling deal despite backlash from members of both parties. Russia’s interior ministry has put U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham on a wanted list, Russian news agency TASS said on May 29. This comes after an edited video was released…


US Still ‘Careening Towards Bankruptcy’ After Debt Ceiling Deal, Says DeSantis

The United States will still be “careening towards bankruptcy” after President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) reached an agreement to raise the debt ceiling by $4 trillion, says Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fl.) in a new interview. The 2024 presidential candidate appeared on “Fox & Friends” on Memorial Day and was asked about…


Graham Criticizes Defense Spending in Debt Ceiling Deal: ‘Biggest Winner of Biden Defense Budget Is China’

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) warned House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) that China would be the beneficiary of the U.S. defense budget proposed in the tentative debt ceiling deal. “I respect Kevin McCarthy. I want to raise the debt ceiling. It would be irresponsible not to do it. I want to control spending. I’d like to…


Biden Says Deal Reached as Lawmakers on Both Sides Express Concerns

President Joe Biden championed the new bipartisan budget agreement to avoid a default on the national debt, saying it “prevents the worst possible crisis.” The administration and House Republican leaders looked to garner support for a tentative deal to increase the country’s borrowing limit amid ballooning government debt following weeks of intense negotiations. Following the…


Biden Says Debt Limit Deal Reached as Lawmakers on Both Sides Express Concerns

President Joe Biden championed the new bipartisan budget agreement to avoid a default on the national debt, saying it “prevents the worst possible crisis.” The administration and House Republican leaders looked to garner support for a tentative deal to increase the country’s borrowing limit amid ballooning government debt following weeks of intense negotiations. Following the…


What’s Inside McCarthy’s Debt Ceiling Deal With Biden

After a months-long standoff, Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and President Joe Biden have reached a final deal to raise the debt ceiling, which now heads for vote in Congress. Both McCarthy and Biden have praised the deal, calling it a compromise agreement, and have expressed confidence it would pass both chambers of Congress….