Biden, GOP reach tentative deal to raise debt ceiling
Support from both parties will be needed to win congressional approval next week before the government’s projected June 5 debt default
Support from both parties will be needed to win congressional approval next week before the government’s projected June 5 debt default
Stegosaurus’ earliest ancestors survived even after the Jurassic period and on a continent where their presence was previously unknown
The historic vote came after a monthslong House investigation into the three-term attorney general that resulted in 20 charges alleging sweeping abuses of power, including obstruction of justice, bribery and abuse of public trust
The Ostok Sanctuary, a shelter in the Mexican state of Sinaloa for animals rescued from species trafficking, hopes to welcome 10 descendants of the infamous drug lord’s exotic pets. The goal of the relocation is to prevent them from being slaughtered in Colombia, where they reproduce uncontrollably and cause accidents
‘The world has drastically changed,’ the vice president told the roughly 950 graduating cadets. She referred to the global pandemic that took millions of lives and the fraught shifts in global politics in Europe and in Asia
The criminal case that laid bare the blood-testing scam at the heart of her Theranos startup is entering its final phase
Detractors have accused him of more concern with power than harmony during his tenure, enacting realpolitik policies favoring American interests while assisting or emboldening repressive regimes
After years of legal and ethical scandals, there could be an impeachment vote on Saturday that could quickly throw him from office
Most large American cities are reporting fewer homicides this year, according to data collected by the Council on Criminal Justice, which created a Crime Trends Working Group this spring in hopes of providing more real-time information on crime
Americans and the world are watching with concern the negotiating brinkmanship that could throw the U.S. economy into chaos and sap world confidence in the nation’s leadership
The Treasury Secretary’s comments come as Congress breaks for the three-day Memorial Day weekend, and as tensions build over whether a deal between the White House and Republicans in Congress will be struck in time
The House has set a Saturday vote to consider impeaching Paxton and suspending him from office over allegations of bribery, unfitness for office and abuse of public trust
‘We all deserve the same access to employment, housing and public accommodation, regardless of our appearance, and it shouldn’t matter how tall you are or how much you weigh,’ said Mayor Eric Adams
The holiday is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members, but it’s come to anchor the unofficial start of summer and the travel season
The candidate for the Republican presidential nomination insists books aren’t actually being ‘banned’ in his state’s schools, preferring to call the forced removal of some books ‘curation choices’
Jessica Watkins is the third member of the far-right extremist group to receive her punishment this week in one of the most serious cases the Justice Department has brought in the riot
The ruling Friday by Judge Clifton Newman came just about 24 hours after Gov. Henry McMaster signed the bill. The court’s decision means South Carolina reverts back to a ban around 20 weeks
Ahead of Henry Kissinger’s 100th birthday, the National Security Archive has published a selection of declassified documents that illustrate the ‘darker side’ of the former U.S. secretary of State
The DEA acknowledged the time it took to issue its final decision was ‘longer than typical for the agency’ but blamed Morris & Dickson in part for holding up the process
The move sets up what could be a remarkably sudden downfall for one of the GOP’s most prominent legal combatants, who in 2020 asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn President Joe Biden’s victory
The index showed that prices rose 0.4% from March to April. That was much higher than the 0.1% rise the previous month
As soon as June 1, Treasury says it could run short of funds to pay the nation’s bills. A federal default on the national debt would send the economy into chaos
The case involving Dr. Caitlin Bernard became a flashpoint in the national abortion debate days after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last summer
The European Union is willing to collaborate in the deepening of the country’s economic reform
Officials in the state capital of Jackson announced Wednesday that a grand jury had indicted two former police officers on murder charges and another ex-officer on a manslaughter charge in the death of Keith Murriel
Bannon, longtime ally of former President Donald Trump, pleaded not guilty last September following his indictment on state money laundering, conspiracy, fraud and other charges
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