Republican Congressman Greg Steube of Florida tells Newsweek that Governor Ron DeSantis' "cat and mouse game" with Disney could hurt his chances come 2024.

“It looks to me like McCarthy is trying to get a default," Democratic Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren of California told Newsweek.

“I think this is a recalibration time frame for the cartels," Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina told Newsweek.

Bernie Sanders told Newsweek that it would be "absurd" for tax increases on the wealthy and largest corporations to not be a part of debt limit negotiations.

“China is not debating whether to pay its debts or wreck its economy," Democratic Senator Patty Murray of Washington said at a hearing on Capitol Hill today.

President Joe Biden said he's "considering" raising the debt limit himself under the 14th Amendment. Senate Republicans see his claim as a "negotiating tactic.”

Senator Christopher Murphy wants a national discussion about social isolation and says it is an issue Democrats and Republicans can agree on.

“I think if I were president, I would be tempted to do that," Republican Senator Josh Hawley told Newsweek.

Rep. Katie Porter is making a bid for the Senate seat Dianne Feinstein will be leaving. To win, she'll have to stand out in a crowded progressive field.

The Arizona Democrat called on Congress to add more Border Patrol agents and, in some cases, additional barriers in places "where they make sense.”

The feud has created a problem for some Republicans, who disagree with government crackdowns on the internal functioning of private businesses.

"I urge Speaker McCarthy to stop wasting any more time on this DOA, dead on arrival, bill," Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer said.

"We will secure the border by changing policy, literally nuke the joint, burn the place down if they don't do that," Congressman Chip Roy tells Newsweek.

“What if I told you that there are people that don't want [border legislation] to ever pass, and what if they aren't just Democrats?" Tony Gonzales said.

"I think that her moderate centrist kind of party-bucking ways may have actually played out fine in Arizona," a political science expert tells Newsweek.

“I don't care about that," Senator Kelly told Newsweek when asked if he'd support a party-line House GOP border bill. "It depends on what's in it.”

“We don't want to do anything to make China think 'maybe today is the day,'" General David Berger, Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, told Newsweek.

“By failing to follow their guidelines, they have encouraged a viral and dangerous trend that increased carjackings," Congressman Ken Buck told Newsweek.

When California education inspectors made an unannounced visit to the school's campus, Olivet University administrators attempted to evade them.

Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle united in voicing their concerns about the app's threat to national security.