‘We have leverage’: Democrats gear up for debt battle

'Breaking point': Senate Dems to use 'leverage' against GOP as major deadline looms

After the recent debacle over a government funding bill that split the Senate Democratic Caucus, the minority party in the upper chamber of Congress is aiming to solidify their opposition ahead of a summer deadline — and they may end up putting Republicans on the defensive.Semafor reported Tuesday that Democrats are now putting pressure on party leadership in Congress to be willing to take a firm stance as the U.S. government approaches its debt…

‘We have leverage’: Democrats gear up for debt battle

The NewsDemocrats still reeling from a divisive shutdown fight will need to find a strategy quickly to confront an even more consequential battle over the US debt ceiling.While Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer took the brunt of his party’s ire for his handling of government funding, his bind stemmed from top Democrats’ lack of a cohesive response once House Republicans passed their own plan to avert a shutdown. Now that House Speaker Mike Jo…