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The Democrats (mostly) won the debt ceiling fight

Speaker Kevin McCarthy is trying to sell his conference on some spending cuts and policy concessions, but it’s not clear the deal is any different than an ordinary budget agreement.

On the road with the Republican “persuasion” candidates

The GOP’s “persuaders” hit New Hampshire.
REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo

Deal with it: Negotiators may be zeroing in on a debt ceiling agreement

The emerging agreement to freeze part of the federal budget and raise the government's borrowing limit for two years looks like it could alienate both hard right conservatives and some progressives.
REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

DeSantis, Day One: Trump ‘turned the country over to Fauci’

Ron DeSantis is framing his presidential run around COVID-19 restrictions although most Americans have moved on and no longer simmer over past frustrations.
Twitter @RonDeSantis/Handout via REUTERS

Democrats want Biden to give a national address on the debt ceiling fight

Stuck on the sidelines in talks, House Democrats say the White House is ceding a critical messaging fight to Republicans, who have so far been happy to discuss negotiations.
REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

Leaders and policymakers speak about rebuilding US infrastructure

Semafor is convening conversations with policymakers, government, and business leaders about rebuilding our infrastructure to remain globally competitive and meet the needs of today and tomorrow.
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American Infrastructure: A New Era

Semafor is convening conversations with policymakers, government and business leaders about rebuilding our infrastructure to remain globally competitive and meet the needs of today and tomorrow.

Ron DeSantis gambled on Elon Musk and went bust

A glitch-filled introduction was widely panned as a disaster — and some of the worst headlines came from Fox News. But it also showed where his campaign message was headed.

Donald Trump is a shameless flip flopper. Can Ron DeSantis make voters care?

DeSantis and his allies are trying to turn Trump’s toughest attacks against him by pointing out he’s taken similar positions. If it works, it will be the first time.

White House looks to turn Matt Gaetz's 'hostage' comments against the GOP

“MAGA Republicans explicitly yelled the quiet part out loud,” the Biden administration says in a new memo.

Ron DeSantis’ extremely online campaign launch: Yea or nay?

Political observers are split on DeSantis’ plan to launch his campaign on Twitter Spaces with Elon Musk.

Matt Gaetz embraces role as hostage taker as House leaders brace for debt limit fallout

Tensions around a potential default are increasing as Rep. Matt Gaetz warns GOP legislators won’t vote for a deal that waters down the spending cuts.

Ukraine’s secret weapon is an app. The U.S. wants to spread it.

Ukraine‘s Minister of Digital Transformation is in Washington this week, in part evangelizing an app that helps citizens track Russian soldiers and report war-damaged buildings.

Rise of the ‘One percenters’: Why so many Republicans think they can crash the Trump/DeSantis party

Hours before DeSantis is expected to enter the race, more longshot candidates and less-known Republicans see a wider opening for a non-DeSantis candidate to take on Trump.

The “impenetrable armor of the dollar” is at risk

What happens if the U.S. government actually defaults? “Nothing good,” says BlackRock’s Rick Rieder, who walks through the implications of X-plus-one.

DeSantis will announce his 2024 bid on Twitter Spaces with Elon Musk

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will announce his candidacy for president during a Twitter Spaces event with Elon Musk.

The White House wants your opinion on how to regulate AI

It's asking the public to weigh in on a long list of questions about how to handle the rapidly developing technology as it crafts a new national strategy.

White House tries to quell Democratic fears as it negotiates on the debt limit

Biden staffers joined a call with Senate Democrats Monday and promised not to take their votes for granted.