‘Nothing Has Changed’ Since Feb. 1 Meeting, McCarthy Says on Debt Ceiling

President Joe Biden met with Republican and Democrat leaders Tuesday to discuss the debt ceiling as the U.S. could “run out of cash” in less than a month. Biden met with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.; Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.; Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.; and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y. at the White House. Biden and McCarthy previously met on Feb. 1. “Nothing has changed since then. The only thing that has changed is the House has raised the debt ceiling and passed the bill. That’s why we…

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7 House Republicans Who Changed Their Minds on the Respect for Marriage Act

The Respect for Marriage Act will likely soon be signed into law by President Joe Biden after the House of Representatives gave its final approval on Thursday. The bill passed 258-169, with every Democrat voting in its favor as well as 39 Republicans. One hundred and sixty-nine Republicans voted against the bill with one voting “present” and four not voting, The Daily Signal previously reported. Seven congressional Republicans who voted in favor of the bill in July voted against it on Thursday. They are Cliff Bentz (Ore.), Mario Diaz-Balart (Fla.),…

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