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Haris Alic

Haris Alic

halic@washingtontimes.com

Haris Alic covered Congress for The Washington Times.

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., walks towards the House Chamber to convene the House for legislative business at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021. The House is expected to vote to increase the debt limit later this afternoon. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Democrats hike federal debt ceiling by $480 billion

The House of Representatives narrowly passed a debt-ceiling increase on Tuesday, averting a default on U.S. debts until at least December when lawmakers will once again face a showdown on the issue.

October 12, 2021
In this Thursday, July 22, 2021, file photo, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., meets with reporters at the Capitol in Washington. Mrs. Pelosi is now backing away from President Biden’s push to give the Internal Revenue Service access to all bank transactions above $600 on Tuesday, saying that while she was committed to the policy its monetary threshold would be subject to “negotiation."   (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)  **FILE**

Pelosi: $600 IRS reporting threshold subject to ‘negotiation’

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi retreated from President Biden's push to give the Internal Revenue Service access to all bank transactions above $600 on Tuesday, saying that while she was committed to the policy its threshold would be subject to "negotiation."

October 12, 2021
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., walks from a policy luncheon on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

George Soros-funded groups ramp up pressure on Manchin, Sinema

Progressive groups tied to left-wing Hungarian billionaire George Soros are using the congressional recess to pressure the two Senate Democrats standing in the way of President Biden's $3.5 trillion expansion of the federal safety net.

October 11, 2021