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Navigation for News Categories US President Joe Biden has been working to make a deal with Republicans. Photo: AFP US President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy have reached a tentative deal to raise the federal government's US$31.4 trillion debt ceiling, ending a months-long stalemate. However, the deal…

WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached an “agreement in principle” to raise the nation's legal debt ceiling late Saturday as they raced to strike a deal to limit federal spending and avert a potentially disastrous U.S. default. However, the agreement risks angering both Democratic and…

All of the past drama and sore feelings associated with LSU's invitation to the White House was seemingly forgotten or set aside Friday as President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden welcomed the championship women’s basketball team to the mansion with smiles, hugs and lavish praise all around. The…

WASHINGTON − The U.S. has an extra four days to avoid defaulting on its debt. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Friday provided an updated timeline for when the government could run out of money, saying her projection is now by June 5 based on the most recent data if Congress does…

Should Joe Biden and Republicans fail to reach a deal, default would inflict ‘shock upon shock upon shock’ on economies hit by Covid-19, Ukraine war US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen moves ‘X-date’ out to June 5 from June 1 Published: 4:25am, 27 May, 2023 Updated: 5:46am, 27 May, 2023 Read…

Four years ago, before Gabriela Orozco was old enough to vote, she knew Bernie Sanders was her candidate to take on Donald Trump. She liked how the Vermont Senator wanted to remake the federal government to help those most in need. Now, the 20-year-old college student finds herself once again…

Policy changes are driving the increasing popularity of e-mobility—the use of electric vehicles, such as cars, trucks, and buses, that obtain energy from a power grid. New policies include California’s Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) regulation, which requires manufacturers to sell increasing percentages of zero-emission heavy-duty trucks. Evolving consumer demands are…

House Democrats have become increasingly frustrated with how President Joe Biden and the White House are handling the debt ceiling negotiations with Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA). Many Democrats, especially those who may face difficult elections in 2024, have complained that the White House has “bungled” the messaging war against Republicans.…

A teenager has been charged with several crimes, including threatening President Joe Biden, after he crashed his U-Haul truck into the gates of the White House late Monday night. The suspect, 19-year-old Sai Varshith Kandula from Chesterfield, Missouri, was arrested at the scene after crashing his vehicle into a security…

A school in Florida has banned the poem read at Joe Biden's inauguration after a single complaint. The unnamed parent said Amanda Gorman's poem The Hill We Climb was "not educational" and contained "indirectly (sic) hate messages", adding that it could "cause confusion and indoctrinate students". Gorman, 25, said on…