House Speaker McCarthy says Trump indictment is 'dark day' for US
U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, the chamber's top Republican, said on Thursday that the indictment of Donald Trump
2023-06-09 09:50
Eagles get an extremely favorable review on offseason moves
The defending NFC champion saw their share of departures over the last few months. Still, the Philadelphia Eagles have enjoyed quite the offseason.The defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs own the NFL’s longest current playoff appearance streak, having made the playoffs each of ...
2023-06-07 21:00
Mexico violence: Bodies found dumped in ravine are missing call centre workers
Dozens of bags containing human remains were found dumped in a ravine in Jalisco last week.
2023-06-07 20:15
McCarthy faces sudden challenge from hardliners after US debt ceiling bill
By David Morgan WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces a revolt from hardline Republicans who accuse him
2023-06-07 18:26
GOP hardliners revolt and derail McCarthy's agenda in retaliation over speaker's debt limit deal
A bloc of Republican hardliners took down the GOP leadership's efforts on two bills this week, a move they said was retaliation for Speaker Kevin McCarthy's deal with President Joe Biden to suspend the national debt limit.
2023-06-07 03:25
Singapore to hold final horse race after more than 180 years
The Southeast Asian island nation's only race course will hold its final meeting next year.
2023-06-06 13:21
McCarthy lauds debt US ceiling deal, House conservatives divided
By David Lawder WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Sunday lauded the debt ceiling deal
2023-06-05 02:47
Freedom Caucus member says hard-line group 'failed' with passage of 'Democratic' debt limit bill
House Freedom Caucus member Rep. Ken Buck criticized the bipartisan debt ceiling deal reached between House Republicans and the White House as a "Democratic bill," and said his hard-line, conservative group had "failed" in its efforts to influence legislation more to its liking.
2023-06-05 00:27
These decisions weren't popular. Jimmy Carter made them anyway
These steps President Jimmy Carter took while in office are still shaping the United States more than four decades later. But they didn't help him at the polls.
2023-06-04 16:17
'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 12:19
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 11:21
McCarthy's moment: Debt ceiling win secures Republican US House speaker's standing
By David Morgan WASHINGTON Kevin McCarthy earned his stripes as Republican speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
2023-06-01 10:26