House votes to suspend debt ceiling again though unlikely to pass Senate
The House on Wednesday voted 219-212 to suspend the nation's debt limit until December 2022, with just weeks to go before the country is expected to reach its borrowing limit.
Alabama governor defends plan to use Covid-19 relief funds to build prisons
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is defending her proposal to use the state's allotment of coronavirus relief funds to build new prisons in the state after receiving criticism from Democrats.
Texas attorney general says state’s abortion ban is ‘stimulating’ interstate commerce
In briefs filed Wednesday in the Justice Department's challenge to Texas' abortion ban, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton touted the trips Texas women are making out of state to obtain abortions as a point in his favor in defending the law.
Debt ceiling: What to know as Congress nears an October 18 deadline
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has set the doomsday clock: The US government runs out of money October 18, when it will hit the borrowing ceiling set by Congress.
USPS to slow down some mail delivery starting Friday
Americans across the country could start seeing slowdowns in mail delivery across the country as early as Friday when the United States Postal Service implements its new service standards.
The child tax credit could be on the chopping block
When Democrats passed a one-year expansion of the child tax credit in their Covid relief bill earlier this year, it was seen by many in the party as a triumph, a move that could reduce child poverty by nearly half this year.
Deadlines loom for government shutdown, debt default, infrastructure bill and Dems’ economic plans
In a moment when President Joe Biden and Democratic leaders sought to create desperately needed momentum to pass key parts of the President's agenda, everything appeared to turn in the exact opposite direction.
Analysis: Democrats’ showdown could create generational change
Progressives in Congress are finally armed with the leverage they have craved for years and sense an existential moment for their movement.
About 4,600 Haitians have been expelled from the US since September 19, DHS says
Approximately 4,600 Haitians have been removed from the United States on repatriation flights from Texas to Haiti since September 19, a Homeland Security spokesperson told CNN on Wednesday.