House Republicans wanted to cut spending on food stamps but the debt limit deal House Speaker Kevin McCarthy agreed to could increase costs.
Author: Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY
GOP wants unspent COVID funds for debt limit. Biden is open, but health experts aren’t.
House Republicans want to take back $30 billion in unspent pandemic relief funds as a conditions for avoiding a default on the nation’s debt.
Title 42 is over; Biden says new approach at southern border will take time to work
President Joe Biden said the administration did everything it could to prepare for Title 42’s end. But it will take time for the new approach to work.
Biden says border will be `chaotic for a while’ when Title 42 ends
President Joe Biden said it “remains to be seen” if the United States is ready for the surge of migrants expected at the border after Title 42 ends.
Biden administration proposing rule changes to compensate passengers for flight delays
The Biden administration’s proposed flight delay compensation rule is the latest in a series of steps to improve travel and passenger protections.
As COVID-19 emergency ends, CDC czar Rochelle Walensky resigns from Biden administration
Rochelle Walensky, head of the CDC, has resigned saying the waning of the COVID-19 pandemic was a good time to make a transition.
Debt limit fight: Yellen warns that federal government could default as early as June 1
As President Biden and Republicans continue their debt limit standoff, the Treasury Department warns the government could default could be weeks away.
Ice cream scoop: Joe Biden’s favorite dessert will get a Korean twist at White House state dinner
The mother of the Korean American chef who created the state dinner menu for Jill Biden had one piece of advice: “Don’t mess it up.”
Biden boosts clean energy in coal country despite facing pushback from Congress on climate
The new funding comes weeks after Biden angered activists by approving one of the largest new oil and gas developments on federal land in 20 years.
‘Asleep at the wheel’: Lawmakers take aim at Feds for failing to prevent SVB bank collapse
A top Federal Reserve official called Silicon Valley Bank’s failure a “textbook case of bank mismanagement.” Fed regulators are also in the hot seat.