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Debt ceiling: Massie files payment prioritization amendment ahead of rules vote

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) filed an amendment Tuesday that would require the Treasury to prioritize payments using a five-tiered structure and indicated he would vote in favor of the debt deal negotiated by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and President Joe Biden.

Outgoing CDC head Rochelle Walensky to testify before Republican-led coronavirus committee

Departing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky has received a green light from the Biden administration to testify before Congress in mid-June, according to the House GOP.

Shalanda Young claims debt limit discussions have left her with no clean clothes

Director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget Shalanda Young informed the White House press corps that weeks of negotiations on the debt ceiling have left her without any clean clothes.

Texas joins Florida in banning DEI in higher education

Texas is poised to ban diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in state universities after the state legislature passed a bill prohibiting the programs.

UK endorses Ukraine’s right to attack Russian territory despite US anxiety

British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly affirmed Ukraine’s right to attack “legitimate military targets” in Russia, in contrast with American unease about such operations on the day of an apparent drone attack near Moscow.

Centrist GOP group supports members who vote for the debt ceiling bill

EXCLUSIVE — The Governing Majority Education Fund, a group dedicated to supporting centrist Republicans and promoting center-right policy solutions, is launching a six-figure campaign highlighting the spending reductions in the debt ceiling bill and supporting the center-right members who vote for it.

Biden State Department ‘stands by’ disinformation grant to conservative blacklister

EXCLUSIVE — The State Department "stands by" its widely scrutinized grant to a group the Washington Examiner revealed is blacklisting conservative media outlets, according to a letter to Congress.

Chinese fighter pilot ‘performed an unnecessarily aggressive maneuver,’ Pentagon says

A United States military aircraft flying over the South China Sea had an irregular interaction with a Chinese fighter pilot, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said on Tuesday.

House Democrats Angie Craig and Deborah Ross to miss crucial debt ceiling vote

Two House Democrats are set to miss the crucial debt ceiling vote due to health troubles.

Dan Bishop accuses Kevin McCarthy of ‘lying’ about debt ceiling agreement

Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC) said he has “zero” confidence in House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) after passing a debt ceiling plan with President Joe Biden ahead of the looming default deadline.
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