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Biden and Dems Protect the Country From MAGA Default Extremism

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Washington – In response to the passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, MoveOn Political Action Executive Director Rahna Epting released the following statement: “President Biden and Democrats did the work both to stop a MAGA-led push for default that would have dragged America into a terrible recession, and to prevent MAGA Republicans from gutting the social and economic progress that MoveOn members have fought for over the last two years. The budget deal that President Biden secured is by no means perfect, but it protects jobs, veterans’ benefits,…

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Biden invites McCarthy to White House for debt talks as new default deadline looms June 1

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President Biden reversed course Monday and invited House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and other congressional leaders to the White House next week for talks, as the Treasury Department warned the U.S. could default on some of its bills as early as June 1. The Washington Times stories: White House

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Alex Jones Loses By Default In All Sandy Hook Defamation Lawsuits

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<p><em>This article is part of <a href=”https://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe”>TPM Cafe</a>, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It first appeared at <a href=”https://theconversation.com/alex-jones-loses-sandy-hook-case-but-important-defamation-issues-remain-unresolved-171914″>The Conversation.</a></em></p> <p><a href=”https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/15/us/politics/alex-jones-sandy-hook.html”>A Connecticut judge has found Alex Jones, a well-known media personality, liable</a> in the defamation claim brought against him by parents of 6- and 7-year-old children killed in the Sandy Hook massacre for falsely claiming they were accomplices in faking the murders of their own children.</p> <p>Like <a href=”https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/01/us/alex-jones-lawsuit-sandy-hook.html”>an earlier decision in a Texas court</a> brought by different parents, the court entered a “<a href=”https://dictionary.law.com/Default.aspx?selected=460″>default judgment</a>,” which means that…

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U.S. Senate approves temporary lift of debt ceiling, averts default – Reuters

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U.S. Senate approves temporary lift of debt ceiling, averts default  Reuters U.S. Senate Democrats, Republicans haggle over short-term debt fix  WTVB News Democrats announce deal with GOP to extend debt ceiling  USA TODAY US Senate averts crisis by voting to extend debt ceiling  BBC News Senate votes to raise debt limit after 11 Republicans join Democrats to break filibuster  ABC News View Full Coverage on Google News “us democrats” – Google News

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Biden says Republican stonewalling on debt ceiling risks U.S. default – Reuters

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Biden says Republican stonewalling on debt ceiling risks U.S. default  Reuters Reckless and dangerous: Biden calls out Republicans in US debt limit dispute  Firstpost Debt ceiling showdown forces Biden, Schumer to call for urgent action  The Washington Post Biden warns Republicans against blocking debt limit increase  Al Jazeera English Biden accuses Republicans of recklessness in debt ceiling stand-off  Financial Times View Full Coverage on Google News “us republicans” – Google News

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