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Debt limit deal heads to vote in full House while McCarthy scrambles for GOP approval

Under fire from conservatives, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is hunting for votes from fellow Republicans for the debt ceiling deal WASHINGTON -- Under fire from conservatives, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy worked furiously Tuesday to sell fellow Republicans on the debt ceiling and budget deal he negotiated with President Joe Biden and win approval in time to avert a potentially disastrous U.S. default. Leaders of the hard-right House Freedom Caucus lambasted the compromise as falling well short of the spending cuts they demand, and they vowed to try to halt passage by Congress. A much larger conservative faction, the Republican Study Committee, declined to take a position. Even rank-and-file centrist conservatives were not sure, leaving McCarthy desperately hunting for votes. The House Rules Committee voted 7-6 Tuesday to advance a bill dealing with the federal debt ceiling to the full House, with two Republicans joining Democrats to oppose. The full House is expected to vote Wednesday...

Why Suns might need Robert Sarver's approval to complete a Jae Crowder trade

The Robert Sarver era is almost over, but the Phoenix Suns have not completely moved on yet. Even though the NBA suspended him in September and he is selling the team to Mat Ishbia , Sarver still might have to approve a potential Jae Crowder trade , according to ESPN's Brian Windhorst.  ESPN's Baxter Holmes previously reported that, during Sarver's suspension, the Suns and the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury would require his written approval to hire or fire a chief executive officer, chief financial officer or chief revenue officer. This was among a series of provisions in a letter that the NBA sent to the Suns. In an interview with the Arizona Republic 's Duane Rankin in September, minority owner Sam Garvin, who has been serving as the interim team governor, said that he has to communicate with Sarver about "super extraordinary items."  "If we wanted to do a massive trade that would b...