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Just hours before the House is set to meet for a vote to raise the debt ceiling, several progressive Democrats have come out in opposition to the bill and say they won’t assist House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) in pushing the legislation across the finish line. Congressional Progressive Caucus Chairwoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) announced she would be voting against the bill on Wednesday, setting the stage for several other progressive lawmakers to fall in line behind her. Jayapal told Axios that a “majority of the caucus” opposes the bill, which “could be” enough for them to actively whip against the...

Barack Obama’s run for the White House has already made history, and not merely because of his race. He came out of nowhere to upset the supposedly unbeatable Hillary Clinton. Now the nomination seems within his grasp. Can he win in November? That may come down to whether he can win in Missouri. Missouri is one of the nation’s leading bellwether states; it has picked the winner in every presidential contest since 1900 with the exception of 1956, when state voters went for Adlai Stevenson rather than President Eisenhower. For Obama, taking Missouri will be tough, but not impossible. The...