Top Republicans visit New York to sound off on debt ceiling and crime – live

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Good morning, US politics blog readers. Enraged over Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg’s indictment of Donald Trump and insistent that Joe Biden acquiesce to their demands in order to raise the debt ceiling, top House Republicans have relocated New York City today to press their cases in unique venues. Led by Trump ally Jim Jordan, the judiciary committee will hold a hearing on crime in New York, an issue they say Bragg is ignoring in favor of Trump’s prosecution. Expect Democrats to respond forcefully to the allegation. Meanwhile, House speaker Kevin McCarthy will give an address at the New York Stock Exchange and warn of the consequences of not increasing America’s borrowing limit, while arguing that the GOP’s demands for spending cuts and other reforms aren’t unreasonable. We’ll be keeping an eye on these events as they happen.

Here’s more about what to expect today:

The House judiciary committee convenes their hearing at 9am eastern time.

McCarthy is scheduled to speak at 10am eastern time, a half hour after markets open.

The Fox News-Dominion trial has been delayed by a judge with no reason given, indicating the two sides may be making progress on reaching a settlement.