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Politics

Week in politics: Debt ceiling deal; Republican presidential candidates

The debt ceiling crisis averted, and the Republican presidential field expands - we break down another busy week in politics.

Week in politics: Debt ceiling deal; Republican presidential candidates

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Saturday

Politics

Week in politics: U.S. Treasury predicts extended leeway for debt ceiling default

The U.S. Treasury predicts the U.S. won't run out of money until June 5, giving Congress and the White House a bit more time to negotiate a deal over the debt ceiling.

Week in politics: U.S. Treasury predicts extended leeway for debt ceiling default

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Trailing Trump, DeSantis still bears burdens that have brought down past front-runners

Seen in happier days: Trump helped DeSantis win a tough GOP primary for governor in 2018 and was still an ally when the two appeared together in 2019 in Sunrise, Fla. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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Trailing Trump, DeSantis still bears burdens that have brought down past front-runners

Being clearly the party's Plan B right now has a downside for DeSantis because it makes him Target A for Trump and for all the other candidates.

Thursday

Touting Record In Florida, DeSantis Enters Presidential Race

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA - MAY 13: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks with attendees during an Iowa GOP reception on May 13, 2023 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images hide caption

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Touting Record In Florida, DeSantis Enters Presidential Race

The Florida governor made his campaign official on Wednesday night, in a Twitter Spaces event with Elon Musk beset with technical issues. Quickly attracting criticism from both Republican and Democratic challengers alike, DeSantis cited his pandemic response and battles against critical race theory as reasons why he would be an effective president.

Touting Record In Florida, DeSantis Enters Presidential Race

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Saturday

Politics

Week in politics: Debt ceiling updates; DeSantis's anticipated announcement

We take a look at the negotiations over raising the national debt limit, as well as an anticipated annoucement from Florida's Gov. Ron DeSantis, declaring his candidacy for president.

Week in politics: Debt ceiling updates; DeSantis's anticipated announcement

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Saturday

Politics

Week in politics: Border immigration; debt ceiling talks; Trump's CNN town hall

What immigration at the U.S./Mexican border means, politically, for the Biden administration; the debt ceiling talks; and blowback on CNN for that town hall with former President Donald Trump.

Week in politics: Border immigration; debt ceiling talks; Trump's CNN town hall

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Wednesday

Law

A look at Justice Clarence Thomas' controversial tenure on the Supreme Court

In the wake of several new reports about his finances, we take a look back at Justice Clarence Thomas' controversial tenure on the Supreme Court.

A look at Justice Clarence Thomas' controversial tenure on the Supreme Court

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Saturday

Politics

Week in politics: Biden holds debt ceiling meeting; another Clarence Thomas revelation

President Biden has arranged a meeting with four congressional leaders to discuss raising the debt ceiling. Plus, another sizeable gift for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas comes to light.

Week in politics: Biden holds debt ceiling meeting; another Clarence Thomas revelation

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Biden and McConnell have a debt limit past. Can they deliver another late-inning save?

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is all smiles as he walks to the Senate floor to announce that a deal has been reached on the debt ceiling on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 31, 2011. Harry Hamburg/AP hide caption

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Biden and McConnell have a debt limit past. Can they deliver another late-inning save?

Mitch McConnell may well wish to wash his hands of this year's blood-letting over the debt limit and all it entails. But he knows it will not be that easy. He may know that better than anyone.

Saturday

Politics

Week in politics: Developments in gerrymandering cases; McCarthy's debt ceiling win

We look at what North Carolina Supreme Court's reversal on a GOP voting map means for gerrymandering cases in other states, as well as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's win on the debt ceiling bill.

Week in politics: Developments in gerrymandering cases; McCarthy's debt ceiling win

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Saturday

Congress has clashed with Supreme Court justices over ethics in the past

The Supreme Court's legitimacy is once again being called into question after news broke that Justice Clarence Thomas failed to disclose 20 years of lavish trips paid for by a billionaire Republican donor. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption

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Congress has clashed with Supreme Court justices over ethics in the past

The Thomas-Crow connection recalls past relationships that caught the attention of Congress, resulting in hearings that undermined a potential chief justice and the court's longest-serving member.

Politics

Week in politics: What last night's Supreme Court order means for abortion access

Analysis of last night's Supreme Court order and what it means for access to medication abortions. Plus, where the legal and political battle heads next, and a look at the debt ceiling crisis.

Week in politics: What last night's Supreme Court order means for abortion access

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Saturday

The latest saga of revealed U.S. secrets stirs memories of past legendary leaks

The New York Times resumed publication of its series of articles based on the secret Pentagon Papers in its July 1, 1971 edition, after it was given the green light by the U.S. Supreme Court. Jim Wells/AP hide caption

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The latest saga of revealed U.S. secrets stirs memories of past legendary leaks

Call them whistleblowers or traitors, call their actions conscientious or unconscionable, the people who decide on their own to share classified material have often altered the course of events.

Politics

Week in politics: Classified materials leak; abortion drug rulings

The Biden administration is trying to reassure the public that classified materials are secure after a major leak of Pentagon documents. It is also fighting to keep an abortion drug accessible.

Week in politics: Classified materials leak; abortion drug rulings

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