A week that laid bare the stakes of the 2024 election
America's next presidential election is 13 months away. But while the first Republican primary votes will not be cast until the dead of winter, the last week of September 2023 may come to be seen as the moment when the extraordinary implications of the fight for the White House crystallized.
2023-09-29 12:21
Kevin McCarthy critics weigh push to oust him but lack candidate who can win majority vote
Conservative hardliners have started to float potential alternative candidates should House Speaker Kevin McCarthy be ousted, as internal frustration with the California Republican has grown, according to four GOP sources familiar with the conversations.
2023-09-29 11:58
New US-China Talks Are Building Momentum for Xi-Biden Meeting
Senior US and Chinese officials held “candid” talks in Washington as a flurry of high-level diplomacy bolsters expectations
2023-09-29 11:21
Argentina to End Income Tax as Election Spending Spurs Inflation
Argentina’s congress approved a bill that will eliminate income taxes for almost all formal workers, a measure poised
2023-09-29 11:20
Iranian vessels shined laser at US attack helicopter over Persian Gulf in unsafe manner, US Navy says
Iranian vessels shined a laser at a US attack helicopter in international airspace over the Persian Gulf on Wednesday in what the US Navy is calling an "unsafe and unprofessional manner."
2023-09-29 10:25
Senior West Wing staff learning to do tasks typically done by junior aides as White House braces for shutdown
The White House is continuing to brace for a possible government shutdown this weekend, including making preparations for many junior personnel being furloughed starting on October 1.
2023-09-29 09:53
DeSantis supports 15-week federal abortion ban for first time in second GOP debate
Sen. Tim Scott on Wednesday successfully pinned down Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for the first time on whether he would support a 15-week federal abortion ban.
2023-09-29 09:18
US offers $5m reward for information on Ecuador election assassination
The US wants to find those behind the killing of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio last month.
2023-09-29 08:19
Saskatchewan premier vows to veto ruling on school pronoun policy
A judge has paused a Saskatchewan policy requiring parental consent if a young student changes pronouns.
2023-09-29 07:25
Donald Trump tells judge he will not try to move his Georgia election subversion case to federal court
Former President Donald Trump will not attempt to move the criminal charges brought against him by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to federal court, his lawyers revealed in a court filing Thursday.
2023-09-29 06:25
Exclusive: DHS investigating whether floor plans and other security information were exposed in ransomware attack on contractor
Senior Department of Homeland Security officials are working to determine if a ransomware attack on government contractor Johnson Controls International has compromised sensitive physical security information such as DHS floor plans, according to internal DHS correspondence reviewed by CNN.
2023-09-29 06:19
Biden announces library in honor of longtime friend John McCain in Arizona
President Joe Biden on Thursday announced the construction of an Arizona library in honor of his longtime friend, the late Republican Sen. John McCain.
2023-09-29 04:23