'You're wrong': McCarthy answers his critics as he faces blowback from GOP hardliners
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer in February made a bold prediction about the GOP and the debt ceiling, asserting: "We don't believe they have a plan that can pass with Republican votes in the House."
2023-06-01 12:24
FTC hits Amazon with $25 million fine for violating child privacy with Alexa voice assistant
Amazon has agreed to pay a $25 million civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations it violated a child privacy law and deceived parents by keeping for years kids’ voice and location data recorded by its Alexa voice assistant
2023-06-01 12:21
Trump returns to campaign trail in Iowa as GOP rival DeSantis makes case to New Hampshire voters
Former President Donald Trump returns to the campaign trail Thursday as his chief rival for the GOP presidential nomination, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, is undertaking his first swing through early voting states as an official candidate
2023-06-01 12:20
Debt ceiling deal advances pipeline and tweaks environmental rules. But more work remains.
Despite weeks of negotiations, the White House and House Republicans were unable to reach a comprehensive agreement to overhaul environmental regulations and streamline federal permitting as part of their budget deal
2023-06-01 12:16
Failed New Mexico GOP candidate indicted by federal grand jury in alleged shooting spree targeting Democratic officials' homes
A former GOP candidate in New Mexico has been indicted on federal charges in connection to a spate of shootings at Democratic officials' homes after he lost his 2022 midterm election bid, court documents show.
2023-06-01 11:54
Kim Cattrall set to make 'secret' comeback in 'And Just Like That' after years-long feud with Sarah Jessica Parker
Kim is all set to make a comeback as the confident Samantha Jones in ‘And Just Like That’ Season 2 after a years-long feud with ex-co-star Sarah Jessica Parker
2023-06-01 11:53
The Coast Guard suspends search for a man who went overboard from a Carnival cruise ship nearly 200 miles off the coast of Florida
The US Coast Guard has suspended its search for a 35-year-old man who went overboard from a cruise ship in
2023-06-01 11:52
Stock market today: Asian shares mostly rise after House approves debt ceiling deal
Asian benchmarks are trading mostly higher after the United States House approved a debt ceiling and budget cuts package, avoiding a default crisis
2023-06-01 11:52
Elon Musk's jet leaves Shanghai as tycoon wraps up China visit: flight tracker
A jet belonging to Tesla CEO Elon Musk departed Shanghai on Thursday, Chinese flight-tracking data showed, as the tycoon wraps up a visit to China that has seen him express hopes to expand business in...
2023-06-01 11:46
Stocks Rise on China Data Surprise, Fed Pause Talk: Markets Wrap
Stocks in Asia were broadly higher in choppy trading as the House passed a deal to avert US
2023-06-01 11:46
Ukraine war: 'Children die' in new missile attack on Kyiv
Officials in Ukraine's capital say two children and an adult were killed in an overnight attack.
2023-06-01 11:30
Inside a debt ceiling standoff 'far more dangerous than people will recognize'
President Joe Biden ended the month of May the same way he began it: with a phone call to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. .
2023-06-01 11:26