What each congressional leader wants out of the big Biden meeting — and what they’ll likely get

What each congressional leader wants out of the big Biden meeting — and what they’ll likely get

[ad_1] Here’s how the four corners of Capitol Hill leadership, plus the president, will come into today’s White House meeting and what they’ll look to get out of it: President Joe Biden Biden is looking for Republicans to acquiesce to his demand that they raise the nation’s debt limit without conditions — a point that … Read more

Congressional briefing on Silicon Valley Bank failure postponed

Congressional briefing on Silicon Valley Bank failure postponed

[ad_1] “The Treasury Department and FDIC must communicate loudly and clearly that depositors will be protected,” he wrote. “The investors and executives of SBV should bear risk and lose. But this should not mean that workers go without paychecks on Monday or small businesses collapse.” Most of Silicon Valley Bank’s deposits were not insured by … Read more

US Congressional delegation calls on PM Modi

US Congressional delegation calls on PM Modi

[ad_1] Prime minister Narendra Modi. New Delhi: A US Congressional delegation of nine Senators led by Senate majority leader Charles Schumer called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Monday. The delegation included Senators Ron Wyden, Jack Reed, Maria Cantwell, Amy Klobuchar, Mark Warner, Gary Peters, Catherine Cortez Masto and Peter Welch. Modi welcomed the … Read more

Congressional centrists plot deal-cutting course in divided government

Congressional centrists plot deal-cutting course in divided government

[ad_1] “The center is still going to be where people are going to have to gather around in order to get anything done,” Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said Sunday. If Senate Democrats “can’t find basically nine centrist moderate, reasonable Republicans who want to accomplish something in the next Congress here … then it will be … Read more