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CNN —Advisers and allies to former President Donald Trump are expressing outrage after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said that he thinks Trump can win in 2024, but does not know if he is the “strongest” candidate. “I’ve been fielding calls on this since it happened,” one Trump ally told CNN, referring to McCarthy’s comments. “The question is, is he the strongest to win the election – I don’t know that answer.”The Speaker also said he believes Trump can beat President Joe Biden. I think if you want to go sheer policy to policy, it’s not good for Republicans, its good for America. Trump’s policies are better, straightforward than Biden policy,” McCarthy said.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kevin McCarthy, Trump, “ I’ve, McCarthy, “, ” McCarthy, Joe Biden, Biden, ”, it’s Organizations: CNN — Advisers, CNN, CNBC, Trump, Republicans, America, Biden

CNN —Senators are racing the clock to pass a bill to suspend the nation’s debt limit through January 1, 2025 – but it’s not yet clear when a final vote will take place as the threat of default looms. Once the Senate passes the measure, it can be sent to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. Suspending the debt limit through 2025 would take the threat of default off table until after the presidential election. In addition to addressing the debt limit, the bill caps non-defense spending, expands work requirements for some food stamp recipients and claws back some Covid-19 relief funds, among other policy provisions. There were 149 Republicans and 165 Democrats who voted for the bill and 71 Republicans and 46 Democrats who voted against it.

Persons: Joe Biden, Chuck Schumer, Mitch McConnell, Schumer, Sen, Bernie Sanders, Democratic Sen, Jeff Merkley Organizations: CNN, Senators, Senate, Republican, Treasury Department, Republicans, Democratic Locations: Vermont, Oregon

☆ GOP senator on White nationalists in the military: ‘I call them Americans’ – but later tries to clarify
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-11 | by ( Nicky Robertson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —In an interview with a local Alabama radio station, Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville was asked if he believes White nationalists should be allowed in the military. He responded, “I call them Americans.”Tuberville is now attempting to clarify his comments, arguing that Trump Republicans in the military are being unfairly characterized as White nationalists. That’s not how we do it in America.”Tuberville later attempted to clarify his response, telling CNN on Thursday that “Democrats” say MAGA Republicans are White nationalists, and MAGA Republicans should not be characterized that way. Well, I agree that we should not be characterizing Trump supporters as White nationalists,” the Alabama Republican said. “Senator Tuberville, needs to do two things.

The GOP’s plan for a one-year debt limit increase, said McCarthy, would roll back domestic, non-defense spending to 2022 levels. Through his speech, McCarthy urged Wall Street to pressure the Biden administration to accept spending cuts. He also said that he wasn’t monitoring stock market conditions as he headed into debt ceiling negotiations. McCarthy expressed concern over these developments on Monday but said the Republican debt ceiling plan could solve some of those problems. “You can utilize the debt ceiling as the opportunity to do it,” he added.

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