House GOP challenges CBO's analysis of work requirements in debt ceiling bill
House Republicans defended their broadening of work requirements for safety net programs in the debt ceiling bill on Wednesday, saying it would help people escape poverty and assist employers looking to hire.
2023-06-01 05:23
A convenience store owner who shot a 14-year-old boy in the back has been charged with murder, South Carolina authorities say
A South Carolina convenience store owner has been charged with murder after allegedly chasing a 14-year-old boy and shooting him in the back after suspecting the boy of shoplifting, authorities said.
2023-06-01 02:53
Debt ceiling deal would require student loan payments to resume in August
If passed into law, the bipartisan debt ceiling deal will dash any hope borrowers might have that the federal student loan payment pause would be extended for a ninth time.
2023-05-31 23:19
Why the debt ceiling deal contains a controversial gas pipeline
Manchin helped secure a provision to approve all remaining permits for the Mountain Valley Pipeline and shield the project from further litigation.
2023-05-31 21:27
Shelling and drone strikes hit inside Russia's border, officials say, as Moscow's war on Ukraine spills over
Russia saw the effects of its war on Ukraine dramatically reverberate back onto its own territory on Wednesday, after a "massive" shelling attack injured four people in Belgorod and preliminary information indicated a drone crashed and sparked a fire at an oil refinery further south.
2023-05-31 20:27
Gun violence in the US in 2023
U.S. health and advocacy groups have declared June 2 as National Gun Violence Awareness Day. People are asked
2023-05-31 18:19
Elon Musk: Tesla boss on first China trip in over three years
The multi-billionaire has not yet publicly commented on the visit, which comes amid US-China tensions.
2023-05-31 13:50
North Korea's space launch programme and long-range missile projects
SEOUL North Korea made a failed attempt at launching its first spy satellite on Wednesday, with the booster
2023-05-31 13:49
Blinken urges Turkey to immediately approve Sweden's NATO accession
By Philip Blenkinsop, Humeyra Pamuk and Simon Lewis LULEA, Sweden/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday urged
2023-05-31 04:52
What is permitting reform? The critical energy provision buried in debt-ceiling negotiations
Energy permitting reform, which aims to cut down the time it takes for new projects to get approved, could be one of the few bipartisan measures to emerge from a debt limit deal.
2023-05-30 21:48
Obama agreed to $2.1 trillion in spending cuts to end 2011 debt ceiling crisis. Here's what happened next.
The nation is days away from defaulting on its obligations. The Republican House speaker, pushed by conservatives in his party, demands deep spending cuts. The president, a Democrat, works on negotiating a package to avert a fiscal calamity.
2023-05-30 21:23
U.S. markets jump on high hopes of debt ceiling lift off
By Nell Mackenzie and Harry Robertson LONDON Wall Street was tipped for a strong open on Tuesday, while
2023-05-30 19:18