Gov. Chris Sununu (R-NH) urged 2024 Republican presidential candidates to stop focusing on "culture war" issues and instead address other concerns, namely inflation.
After negotiators for President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) held what both sides called productive debt ceiling talks, conservative lawmakers in both the House and the Senate raised concerns about the details of a deal in the works.
Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) accused "unpatriotic" Republicans of using a potential default to advance their political interests, the latest attack in House Democrats' debt ceiling messaging war.
With the debt default deadline of June 1 swiftly approaching, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) are facing more pressure to find common ground — with social welfare programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program likely the first to be conceded.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) appeared to temper expectations for conservatives as the speaker negotiates spending cuts with the White House in order to raise the nation's debt ceiling.