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Biden goes after Republicans on debt limit in campaign-style speech

Headline from WTOP Washington DC, on the newest of 3 developments

President Joe Biden on Wednesday blasted Republican-demanded spending cuts as “devastating,” making his case in a campaign-style speech to voters as lawmakers met in Washington on raising the government’s borrowing limit to avoid a potentially catastrophic U.S. default.

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  1. After 43 GOP senators sign Lee’s letter, Biden has little choice but to negotiate on debt ceiling

    Headline from Deseret News ·

  2. Biden meets with Republicans as U.S. runs up against debt ceiling deadline

    Headline from PBS NewsHour ·

  3. Newest

    Biden goes after Republicans on debt limit in campaign-style speech

    Headline from WTOP Washington DC ·

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  1. NBC News

    Biden faces major tests with debt ceiling standoff, border surge (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    First Read is your briefing from “Meet the Press” and the NBC Political Unit on the day’s most important political stories and why they matter.

  2. New York Post

    No, the Constitution doesn’t let Biden spend at will — compromise on the debt ceiling, already (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Back in January, the United States reached the current debt limit of $31.4 trillion, which — surprise, surprise — wasn’t nearly enough.

  3. Deseret News

    After 43 GOP senators sign Lee’s letter, Biden has little choice but to negotiate on debt ceiling (opens Deseret News)

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    Deseret News's feed description

    The House passed a bill that would raise the debt ceiling and cut spending. Biden wants to address those issues separately.

  4. Washington Examiner

    Joe Biden's fundraising trip calls attention to vulnerable New York Republicans amid debt ceiling battle (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    President Joe Biden's New York fundraising trip is bringing attention to vulnerable congressional Republicans this week as the debt ceiling deadline nears.

  5. Townhall

  6. Vox

    Biden’s "no negotiations" stance on the debt limit is increasingly untenable (opens Vox)

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    Vox's feed description

    Here’s his most plausible path forward.

  7. PBS NewsHour

    Biden meets with Republicans as U.S. runs up against debt ceiling deadline (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    The full faith and credit of the United States is on the line as President Biden meets with Congressional leaders in an attempt to avoid an unprecedented default. Republicans demand cuts in exchange for lifting the debt ceiling while Democrats maintain any discussion of future spending must be divor…

  8. Townhall

  9. Politico

    Biden starts to throw some punches in the debt ceiling fight (opens Politico)

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    Politico's feed description

    The president took questions from the press and went to a GOP-held district Wednesday. His team is already eyeing more.

  10. WTOP Washington DC

    Biden goes after Republicans on debt limit in campaign-style speech (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    President Joe Biden on Wednesday blasted Republican-demanded spending cuts as “devastating,” making his case in a campaign-style speech to voters as lawmakers met in Washington on raising the government’s borrowing limit to avoid a potentially catastrophic U.S. default.

  11. FOX Business

    Biden says Republicans are ‘holding the economy hostage’ in wake of debt limit meeting (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    President Biden slammed Republicans for "holding the economy hostage" by insisting on spending cuts as part of a bipartisan compromise to raise the national debt and avoid default.

  12. WFMZ Allentown

    Biden pressures House Republicans on debt limit in campaign-style speech (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    President Joe Biden is blasting Republican demands for federal spending cuts as “devastating." He made his case in a campaign-style speech to voters in Valhalla, New York, on Wednesday. At

  13. Wall Street Journal

    Biden, Republicans Dig In on Debt Ceiling (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    With just weeks to go until the U.S. potentially defaults on paying its bills, some Democratic lawmakers floated ways to make progress toward raising the borrowing limit.

  14. The Columbian

    Biden ramps up pressure on House GOP in debt limit battle (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    WASHINGTON — Fresh off a White House meeting with no serious breakthrough on the debt limit standoff, President Joe Biden is launching a new phase of his pressure campaign against House Republicans as

  15. Washington Examiner

    Biden needs to demonstrate good faith on the debt ceiling (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Let’s start by stipulating that U.S. debt default would be a disaster.

  16. Townhall

  17. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Biden lambastes GOP debt demands (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    President Joe Biden on Wednesday blasted Republican-demanded spending cuts as "devastating," making his case in a campaign-style speech to voters as lawmakers met in Washington on raising the government's borrowing limit to avoid a potentially catastrophic U.S. default.

  18. Al Jazeera

    Biden warns ‘millions of jobs’ at risk if debt ceiling not raised (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    US president accuses Republicans of holding economy hostage by demanding spending cuts to raise debt limit.

  19. The Washington Free Beacon

    Biden Now Says Republicans Will Be To Blame for Long-Expected Recession (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    The Washington Free Beacon's feed description

    VALHALLA, N.Y. (Reuters)—U.S. President Joe Biden piled pressure on Republican lawmakers on Wednesday to move quickly to raise the country's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling or risk throwing the U.S. economy into a recession that would kill thousands of jobs.

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