Americans could be on track for a stream of job losses, big cuts to retirement savings, and a surge in student-loan payments in less than a month. It's completely preventable.

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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA).

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Staunch GOP opposition to Dianne Feinstein committee swap puts Chuck Schumer in a tough spot

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Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California talks to Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas while sharing an elevator at the US Capitol on February 16, 2023 in Washington, DC.
Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California talks to Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas while sharing an elevator at the US Capitol on February 16, 2023 in Washington, DC.

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Kevin McCarthy says America needs to get back to work. Good news: It has.

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Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) delivers a speech about the economy at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on April 17, 2023 in New York City.

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Sen. Feinstein requested to temporarily have someone replace her on the Judiciary Committee amid health concerns, but Republicans could prevent that from happening

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Dianne Feinstein.

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Americans could lose $20,000 in retirement savings and private student-loan borrowers could see their payments surge if Republicans don't raise the debt ceiling, a new report says

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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a news briefing after the weekly Senate Democratic Policy Luncheon at the U.S. Capitol June 22, 2021 in Washington, DC.

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Sinema privately trashed Senate Democrats to GOP lobbyists, saying they eat too much Jell-O and waste time

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Senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona.

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The enduring career of Chuck Schumer, who rose a House Representative in the early 1980s to powerful Senate majority leader

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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York.

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Chuck Schumer vows to fight the latest GOP attempt to block student-loan forgiveness in Congress 'with everything we have'

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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York.

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If you want to balance the budget without raising taxes or cutting defense, Social Security, and Medicare, you'd probably have to fire nearly every park ranger and cut 70% of anti-poverty spending

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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy speaks during a weekly Capitol Hill press conference on May 28, 2020 in Washington, DC.
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy.

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Trump bashes the GOP lawmakers who want to 'destroy our great Social Security' by raising the retirement age to 70

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on March 4, 2023 in National Harbor, Maryland.

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