U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy hosted Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in a show of support for the self-ruled island, with a bi-partisan delegation of more than a dozen U.S. lawmakers in attendance. China has responded with threats of reprisals, but the U.S. has made it clear that it will not back down in its support for Taiwan's independence. The meeting is seen as a sign of the U.S.’s commitment to the island.
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Key takeaways: Tsai Ing-wen and Kevin McCarthy are meeting in California at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. The meeting is being attended by a bipartisan…
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is hosting a bipartisan meeting with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-Wen in California on Wednesday, drawing condemnation from China and a vow of "resolute countermeasures". The meeting is seen as a show of support for the self-governing island, and both McCarthy and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have expressed their desire to demonstrate support for Taiwan. Several Democratic and Republican lawmakers are expected to join the meeting, including GOP Rep. Mike Gallagher, in order to demonstrate American unity in support for the island.
Prominent Republicans, including House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, have denounced the indictment of former President Donald Trump by the Manhattan District Attorney as a politically motivated attack. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has vowed to hold the DA accountable for his "unprecedented abuse of power" and the indictment has sparked a heated debate over the use of government power to target political opponents. Trump and his supporters maintain that the indictment is part of a "witch hunt" against him.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has announced that House Republicans are prepared to pass their own debt ceiling bill if President Joe Biden does not agree to negotiate with them. McCarthy proposed a borrowing limit extension with provisions to cut and cap discretionary spending, recapture unspent Covid relief funds, and introduce new work requirements for federal benefits. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) jokingly asked what McCarthy would bring to the White House for lunch, to which he replied he would bring lunch.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has called on President Biden to hold talks over a deal to raise the debt ceiling, warning that the US could default on its debt as early as July. McCarthy has proposed limiting government spending and reducing the national debt to grow the economy, and urged the president to act quickly to avoid a financial crisis and recession. The White House has said it is open to negotiations, but has not yet responded to McCarthy's letter.
This article discusses the ongoing dispute between the White House and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy over the issue of raising the nation's debt ceiling. McCarthy has proposed a series of cost-saving measures and is determined to use the impending deadline as leverage to get political concessions from the President. The White House, however, has maintained that the time for such negotiations is when Congress has to pass a budget.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy met with Micki Witthoeft, the mother of Ashli Babbitt who was killed during the Jan. 6 riots, to discuss McCarthy's previous comments about Babbitt's death. Witthoeft has been organizing nightly protests outside the D.C. jail since Aug. 1, and estimates that 5,000-8,000 people have been live streaming the protests. After the meeting, Witthoeft said it went well and she was expecting good things to come from it.