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  • President Biden is continuing his tour of Ireland today, meeting with President Michael Higgins and Prime Minister Leo Varadkar in Dublin before addressing the Irish Parliament.
  • House Republicans have begun work on a debt limit proposal designed to kick start negotiations with Democrats. The White House says that President Biden is theoretically ready to negotiate with Speaker McCarthy (R-CA) but outwardly maintains that government spending can only be discussed after Congress raises the debt ceiling.
  • Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal renewed calls for advanced fighter planes during a meeting with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon.
  • NEC Director Lael Brainard said yesterday that, "the US banking system is stable, sound and well capitalized."
  • Progressive House Rep Ro Khanna (D-CA) has called on Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) to take early retirement as her health problems hold up key judicial nominations.
  • US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said the DoE will refill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve if oil prices remain "advantageous to taxpayers" during the rest of the year.
  • Poll of the Day: There is a growing partisan divide on whether the government should prioritise economic growth or environmental protection.
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