White House calls GOP probe into Bidens “political stunt”

The White House is responding to GOP-led investigations into President Biden’s family and their finances. House Republicans say they recently obtained financial records connected to the president’s son Hunter Biden and others who received millions of dollars in payments from foreign entities in China and Romania. GOP lawmakers suggest there was misconduct and that payments were part of a wide-ranging scheme to enrich themselves off the family name. The White House dismissed the whole investigation as “yet another political stunt.”

In NY, Biden makes case for stand-alone debt limit bill

President Biden took his debt ceiling message on the road, one day after meeting with top lawmakers. In a visit to Westchester County, New York, the president criticized the House Republican bill that would raise the debt ceiling. He claimed the consequences of their proposed spending cuts “would be severe.” The president came here to a congressional district he won in 2020, but is now represented by a Republican. He acknowledged GOP Congressman Mike Lawler who was in attendance, saying he’s on the “other team” but he’s “not one of these MAGA Republicans.“

Biden takes debt ceiling message to GOP district in New York

President Biden takes his debt ceiling message on the road one day after meeting with top lawmakers. Even before yesterday’s Oval Office meeting took place, the White House announced plans for the president to travel to Westchester County, New York, and criticize the House Republican bill that would raise the debt ceiling, but also make spending cuts. The president is visiting a congressional district he won in 2020, but that is now represented by a Republican.

Biden: US-Mexico border will be ‘chaotic for a while’

President Biden is predicting chaos at the southern border as COVID-era asylum restrictions expire. With the Title 42 policy ending on Thursday, a set of new immigration rules will go into effect. The president said his administration is doing all it can to make it an orderly process, but he made this prediction: “it’s going to be chaotic for a while.” Mr. Biden and Mexico’s president spoke for roughly an hour on Tuesday to discuss the border.

Biden, McCarthy meet on debt limit, agree to meet again

President Biden and House Speaker McCarthy remain at odds over how to avoid a debt default. Following Oval Office talks on how to raise the debt ceiling, the president and the speaker offered different takes on their high-stakes meeting. McCarthy stopped short of guaranteeing there would be no default, while the president declared that failure to meet America’s obligations “is not an option.”
The leaders plan to meet again on Friday.

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