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October 7, 2021 at 6:14 pm

Senate approves bill to raise debt ceiling and avert default, for now

The bill would raise the statutory debt limit by $480 billion, an amount the Treasury Department estimates would be enough to allow the government to...

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October 7, 2021 at 1:00 pm

Poland deepens rifts with European Union after rebuff over judicial rules

The EU has held off delivering tens of billions of dollars in coronavirus relief funds earmarked for Poland and Hungary due to concerns about a...

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October 6, 2021 at 5:44 pm

Senate nears agreement to stave off debt crisis until December

With a default on federal debt as little as 12 days away, Sen. Mitch McConnell offered to let Democrats temporarily lift the borrowing limit.

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October 2, 2021 at 1:19 pm

Romans choosing from a crowded field to run a chaotic city

It is unlikely that any candidate will win a majority of the vote when polls close Monday, prompting another round of voting and possibly weeks...

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FILE â€” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) departs Senate Republican policy luncheon at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021. A bitter fight with Cruz over a Russian gas pipeline has created what Biden officials call a personnel crisis, with Cruz delaying dozens of State Department nominees, including 59 would-be ambassadors, and vowing to block dozens more. (Stefani Reynolds/The New York Times) XNYT42 XNYT42

October 2, 2021 at 1:04 pm

Empty desks at the State Department, courtesy of Ted Cruz

A fight with Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, over a Russian gas pipeline has created what Biden officials call a personnel crisis, with Cruz delaying dozens...

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October 2, 2021 at 11:00 am

Biden signs measure to extend federal highway fund amid debate over infrastructure package

The fund, designed to provide long-term stability for road and transit projects, expired Thursday night as Democrats clashed over whether to advance a $1 trillion...

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October 1, 2021 at 3:26 am

Federal judge presses Texas on ‘very unusual’ design of state abortion ban

The three-hour hearing in Austin was the latest showdown over a law that was specifically crafted to avoid preemptive legal action, and that since Sept....

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Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the Capitol in Washington on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. She publicly vowed to press forward with a planned vote on that infrastructure bill, projecting relentless optimism that a path forward could be found. (Sarahbeth Maney/The New York Times) XNYT174 XNYT174

September 30, 2021 at 8:26 pm

House delays vote on infrastructure bill as Democrats feud

Given the distance between the Democrats’ left flank and a few centrists on that larger bill, it was not clear when or even whether either...

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September 29, 2021 at 12:16 pm

White House moves to shield pandemic response if the government shuts down

If Congress cannot agree on a plan to keep the government funded, federal regulators would keep reviewing coronavirus vaccines and treatments, while the Centers for...

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September 29, 2021 at 8:26 am

Biden, Pelosi embark on late scramble to save $1 trillion infrastructure bill

Democrats face a Thursday deadline to adopt a measure to fund key federal agencies, and programs are set to shutter by Friday morning.

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