Nancy Pelosi is warning that “difficult decisions must be made” to trim President Joe Biden’s expansive plans for reimagining the nation’s social service programs and tackling climate change.

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President Joe Biden has agreed to a request from Congress seeking sensitive information on the actions of Donald Trump and his aides during the Jan. 6 insurrection.

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The Senate has dodged a U.S. debt disaster, voting to extend the government’s borrowing authority into December and temporarily avert an unprecedented federal default.

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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said an agreement has been reached with Republicans to extend the government’s borrowing authority into December, temporarily averting a debt crisis.

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Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell told Democrats he would allow an emergency debt limit extension into December, offering a potential path to avoid a federal default.

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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Oct. 18 remains the date she is likely to run out of resources to stave off an unprecedented default on the nation's debt.

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President Joe Biden told GOP senators to “get out of the way” and let Democrats suspend the nation’s debt limit on their own, hoping to prevent a credit default.

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Making his case on Congress' home ground, President Joe Biden pledged to “get it done” as Democrats strained to rescue a scaled-back version of his $3.5T plan.

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With only hours to spare, President Joe Biden signed legislation to avoid a partial federal shutdown and keep the government funded through Dec. 3.

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Republican senators blocked a bill to keep the government operating and allow federal borrowing, but Democrats aiming to avert a shutdown pledged to try again.

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