I asked Rep. George Santos if he would sit for an interview with the House Ethics Committee.
"No. Oh, with the Ethics Committee? Of course. Not with you," he told me on his way to lunch.
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McCarthy told that "every hour matters" as the clock ticks toward 6/1. He expressed optimism the two sides will come to a solution but dodged questions on the timetable.
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“campaign kickoff” will be Tuesday, May 30th in Des Moines, Iowa, according to campaign plans first obtained by ABC News.
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Speaker McCarthy tells me Americans should NOT sell stocks or otherwise change their financial behavior as debt ceiling negotiations show no sign of progress ahead of the June 1st X-date.
“No, we’re gonna be OK,” he said.
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“Our time is much better spent asking the questions than it is questioning our right to be in the room.”
with the advice us young journalists need to hear.
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"You are the change you have been hoping for. Your curiosity is what our generation has been waiting for. And your perspective is what the world has been yearning for."
Thank you to @abcnews' @rachelvscott for her uplifting address to our grads Monday! youtu.be/3LQLpb39G3o
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Otherwise known as another day on Capitol Hill…
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When you run away from a live shot to catch @SpeakerMcCarthy’s impromptu press gaggle
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Biden, McCarthy to talk debt ceiling, spending with 10 days left to reach deal or risk default. Latest w/
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DEBT CEILING SHOWDOWN: ABC News Congressional Correspondent breaks down the numbers behind the Republican leaders' stance on the nation's debt.
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Update: The meeting ended after about two and a half hours. McHenry and Graves gave the press the slip. We did see Graves on his phone briefly. Interesting that they didn’t come out and reiterate talking points. We are entering crucial phase ahead of Biden-McCarthy meeting tmw
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WH negotiators have left the Capitol and have pledged to keep working, per
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The White House negotiators have arrived for debt limit talks - Shalanda Young, Louisa Terrell and Steve Ricchetti just walked into the Capitol.
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Some Saturday news from the Hill team:
“McCarthy told reporters that negotiations are paused until President Joe Biden returns from his trip abroad as he left the Capitol this evening.”
More here: abcn.ws/3MnCnic
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With time running out to reach a debt limit deal, negotiators will be "back in the room tonight" to continue working on a solution to the impending debt limit crisis, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says. has more. trib.al/jed8849
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With talks at an impasse, McCarthy told me hasn't spoken to the president who is overseas in Japan.
One of the big sticking points is capping federal spending which McCarthy hinted
"We can’t be spending more money next year. We have to spend less than we spent the year before"
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“After optimistic talk from both House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden earlier this week, Rep. Garrett Graves, who is leading debt ceiling talks for House Republicans, said Friday negotiations have hit a snag.”
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We saw White House negotiators leave the meeting room moments earlier. Asked about the possibility of more meetings today and through the weekend, they said they are “playing [it] by ear.”
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BREAKING: Rep. Garret Graves, who has been negotiating with White House officials on behalf of Speaker McCarthy, says debt ceiling talks are on “pause.”
Graves called the talks “not productive” and branded the administration’s requests as “unreasonable.”
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“Biden’s decision underscores the enormous costs news organizations incur — and sometimes lose — to cover presidential travel. It also highlights a growing concern among reporters: that charters on lengthy foreign trips have become impractically expensive …”
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With Pres. Biden overseas for the G7 summit, the White House and Congressional leaders are running out of time to avoid a debt default. Even with a deal, legislation could take more than a week to get through Congress. reports. trib.al/rukohxI
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My latest for w/the stellar Capitol Hill team:
“McCarthy said that while no deal has been reached, they're in a ‘much better place’ than a week ago.”
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House Speaker McCarthy praises debt limit negotiators, but GOP hardliners say talks should stop w/ @GabeFerris @LaleeIbssa @caphilltrish @AllisonMPecorin abcnews.go.com/Politics/mccar
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. makes it official - senators can go on recess, but… “Members should remain aware and be able to return to the Senate within a 24 hour period, to fulfill our responsibilities to avoid the fall.”
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REPORTER: Today's hearing is about how the FBI is politicized, but do you think it's appropriate for some of these whistleblowers to be paid by one of Trump's former advisers?
JIM JORDAN: They got a family! How are they supposed to feed their family?
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Rep. George Santos said "of course" when asked if he'll resign if the Ethics Committee recommends it.
"Well, of course, I mean, I'm not chaining myself here. If the ethics committee makes that recommendation, that's a different story."
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President Joe Biden is cutting his upcoming foreign trip short amid the ongoing debt talks, per a source familiar.
The m president will only attend the G7 Summit in Japan but will travel back Sunday and no longer be travel to Papua New Guinea or Australia.
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“Biden's schedule isn't the only issue as the House is set to be out of town starting May 26 and will return on June 5, while the Senate will be away from May 22 to May 29, according to tentative schedules.”
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New: Speaker McCarthy draws red line on work requirements — tells me WH hasn’t been serious in talks & says Biden is about to spend half of the Hill days left overseas
“I believe the American public wants to have an American President focused on American problems and solutions”
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This team is second to none!👇
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When Hill teamwork really does make a dream work…
Thanks to the amazing @rachelvscott for getting pressed into service - at the last minute - to talk about her reporting on the debt ceiling talks.
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And ahead of his meeting with President Biden, VP Harris, and top congressional leaders, McCarthy tells his message is simple:
“We've got to get serious.”
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Hours before Treasury Sec Yellen will brand the debt ceiling stalemate as “brinkmanship,” Speaker McCarthy tells me:
“I started on February 1st with the president, and he wouldn't talk for 97 days … I think she's got the wrong person who's playing brinkmanship.”
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I asked how he justifies voting for a bill to fight the crime he’s accused of
“Well allegations are not proof right Rachel?,” he told me.
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What was this helicopter that just flew over Northwest D.C.?? Look at those pylons…😳
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“I don’t understand where the government’s getting their information but I will present my facts,” GOP Rep. George Santos tells after he pleads not guilty to 13 criminal counts. abcn.ws/3VU75Uf
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Santos called the charges a “witch hunt” which received grooms from some protesters here
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.: "Money laundering, wire fraud, lying to congress. Does that concern you at all?"
Speaker McCarthy: "Always concerns me."
has more on the GOP's reaction as Rep. George Santos is in federal custody on 13 counts.
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Speaker McCarthy just now:
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Speaker McCarthy doesn’t call on Rep. Santos to resign and appears to stand by him — for now — until it’s litigated. Tells me “it always concerning” when I asked about the specific charges Rep. Santos faces.
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