A group of House Republicans sent Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) a letter asking him “to demand additions to the House GOP debt limit bill if the White House wants to raise the debt limit by a larger amount than was in the legislation and that Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen show how she determined that a debt default could come as soon as June 1,” The Hill’s Emily Brooks wrote.

The Republican lawmakers proposed clawing back unused COVID-19 funds and repealing an increase to IRS funding to push back a potential default.

House lawmakers departed Washington on Thursday afternoon for the holiday weekend — exactly one week before the Treasury Department says the country is at risk of defaulting on its bills — with instructions to be ready to return with 24 hours’ notice if needed.

Read more about the House GOP’s latest debt limit moves here.

George Floyd was murdered by a police officer in Minneapolis three years ago. Mass protests in the immediate aftermath were followed by debates about racial justice and policing in America that continue today.

The Hill’s Cheyanne M. Daniels looks at what has, and hasn’t, changed since Floyd’s death in the areas of police accountability, police department policies and restitution and reparations. Read Daniels’s full report here.

More from The Hill: Congressional Black Caucus addresses changes since murder of George Floyd, calls for more action

The Hill’s Niall Stanage offers five takeaways from Ron DeSantis‘s glitchy entrance to the GOP presidential primary.

530 days until the presidential election.