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A critical White House meeting is set for today between President Joe Biden and Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy over increasing the nation’s debt ceiling. McCarthy and his House GOP allies want steep cuts to domestic programs and a trim to defense spending – all while steering clear of making cuts to two programs to avoid voter blowback: Medicare and Social Security. Meanwhile, White House officials insist that they will not negotiate with House Republicans on the need for Congress to raise the $31.4 trillion borrowing limit and avoid the first-ever debt default, potentially by this summer. Many Republicans who are eager to use their leverage have privately floated a range of ideas in exchange for an increase in the debt limit. Democrats view such cuts as draconian, while some Republicans say they hardly go far enough.
A funeral service will be held today to celebrate the life of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols, whose death at the hands of police in Memphis, Tennessee, sparked nationwide protests over the weekend. Nichols was continuously beaten after a traffic stop by Memphis police on January 7. He died three days later. Representing other Black people killed by police, Tamika Palmer – whose daughter Breonna Taylor was fatally shot in her Kentucky home by police during a botched raid in March 2020 – is expected to attend the service. Also expected is Philonise Floyd, the younger brother of George…
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