Politics A.M.: House to vote on debt ceiling deal as leaders scramble for votes

Mar-a-Lago prosecutors eye July episode with Trump surveillance cameras; Trump campaign braces for Iowa battle as DeSantis team sees an opening; McCarthy hypes 'largest cut' to sell debt-ceiling deal; Get ready for a debt deal nail-biter; Debt limit deal clears 1st hurdle as McCarthy works to tamp down dissent; McCarthy's secret speaker deal takes a bizarre turn; Shalanda Young emerges as quietly essential figure in debt deal; In debt deal, centrists push back against those on the fringes; Why is Donald Trump spending political capital on Ken Paxton?; Two House Democrats to miss debt ceiling votes over medical issues; Former first lady Rosalynn Carter diagnosed with dementia; Breaking down the GOP investigation into the Biden family ; Report: Utah GOP Rep. Chris Stewart to resign from Congress; Trump pledges to win an immigration fight he didn't win as president ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Get unlimited access to The Post for $1 a week  Sign up for this newsletter Read online The most important politics stories today.     (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) House to vote on debt ceiling deal as leaders scramble for votes Lawmakers are rushing to avoid a disastrous June 5 default after weeks of touch-and-go negotiations. By Rachel Siegel and Marianna Sotomayor ●  Read more »   Mar-a-Lago prosecutors eye July episode with Trump surveillance cameras Investigators believe a Mar-a-Lago employee had a conversation with an IT worker about how the estate's security cameras worked, and how long images were stored. By Spencer S. Hsu, Josh Dawsey and Devlin Barrett ●  Read more »   Trump campaign braces for Iowa battle as DeSantis team sees an opening The former president faces well-funded resistance and other headwinds in the GOP's first nominating contest, even as he pulls ahead in national polls. By Isaac Arnsdorf, Hannah Knowles and Josh Dawsey ●  Read more »   ANALYSIS McCarthy hypes 'largest cut' to sell debt-ceiling deal There are many ways to run the numbers but no metric puts this deal in first place. By Glenn Kessler ●  Read more »   ANALYSIS Get ready for a debt deal nail-biter While the measure is expected to pass on a bipartisan basis, McCarthy and his team are working furiously to whip as much Republican support as possible. By Leigh Ann Caldwell, Theodoric Meyer and Tobi Raji ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Debt limit deal clears 1st hurdle as McCarthy works to tamp down dissent The deal struck by President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy would raise the debt ceiling for two years — past the 2024 elections — while trimming spending. By Rachel Siegel, Marianna Sotomayor, Amy B Wang and Paul Kane ●  Read more »   ANALYSIS McCarthy's secret speaker deal takes a bizarre turn Who could have imagined forging a speakership based on a mysterious handshake deal would cause problems? By Aaron Blake ●  Read more »   Shalanda Young emerges as quietly essential figure in debt deal Shalanda Young, a key White House negotiator in the debt talks, had a rare asset — credibility with members of both parties. By Tyler Pager ●  Read more »   In debt deal, centrists push back against those on the fringes Hardliners were vocal in the lead-up to the debt deal. But the final product shows the ongoing power of the center. By Toluse Olorunnipa ●  Read more »   ANALYSIS Why is Donald Trump spending political capital on Ken Paxton? The former president is stepping up in defense of the notoriously sketchy official. Is he looking forward to 2024? By Philip Bump ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Two House Democrats to miss debt ceiling votes over medical issues Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) suffered an ankle injury Monday that will require surgery and Rep. Deborah Ross (D-N.C.) tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday morning. By Azi Paybarah ●  Read more »   Former first lady Rosalynn Carter diagnosed with dementia The announcement from 95-year-old Rosalynn Carter comes more than three months after husband Jimmy Carter said he was spending his final days in hospice care. By Timothy Bella ●  Read more »   Breaking down the GOP investigation into the Biden family What House Republicans are investigating about the Biden family, and where they lack evidence By Amber Phillips ●  Read more »   Report: Utah GOP Rep. Chris Stewart to resign from Congress The departure of Rep. Chris Stewart (R-Utah), an author and retired Air Force pilot, would reduce the GOP's already-slim margin in the House until a replacement could be elected. By Mariana Alfaro ●  Read more »   ANALYSIS Trump pledges to win an immigration fight he didn't win as president The former president insists that he will end birthright citizenship in an echo of his 2016 campaign — and his presidency. He can't. By Philip Bump ●  Read more »     News whiz? Play our daily news quiz. Test your knowledge of current events with our new quotable game, On the Record. Play game   We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Must Reads for a curated selection of our best journalism in your inbox every Saturday, plus a peek behind the scenes into how one story came together. Sign up »

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