Politics

• Conservatives surprise McCarthy with floor rebellion over debt deal anger
  A band of House conservatives derailed a bill that takes aim at gas stove regulation. It could be just the beginning of moves to undercut the speaker.
• House GOP tees up contempt vote for FBI director as Biden probe heats up
  The Oversight Committee plans a first move on Thursday, unless the bureau hands over a copy of a document Republicans say ties the president to explosive allegations.
• Indian opposition leader Gandhi calls on U.S. audience to stand up for ‘modern India’
  “To be nasty to people, to be arrogant, to be violent, these are not Indian values,” Rahul Gandhi said.
• Biden signs debt ceiling bill
  Biden signed H.R. 3746, the "Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023," two days before Monday’s default deadline, on which the U.S. would run out of cash to pay its bills.
• Sinema and Manchin’s covert debt deal operation
  Last term, the two centrist senators publicly shaped nearly every piece of major legislation. They revived the act on the debt limit — but this time, they stayed behind the scenes.

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