
Doug Mastriano says he's not running for US Senate in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano, a fervent election denier who lost last year's gubernatorial race, said he's not running for US Senate on Thursday night, a relief for some Republicans who had feared the controversial conservative would complicate their hopes of flipping a Democratic-held seat.
2023-05-26 08:56

Democrats have warning for White House that their support for debt deal is not guaranteed
Rep. Susan Wild, one of the country's most politically vulnerable Democrats, made her displeasure known over the White House's handling of talks to raise the debt ceiling with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
2023-05-26 08:22

Inside the Treasury Department team monitoring early economic warning signs as default threat looms
Nearly five months before the US was projected to hit the debt ceiling, a small team inside the Treasury Department began alerting top officials to early effects already being felt in the US financial system.
2023-05-26 06:56

FBI reveals 1980s plot to kill Queen Elizabeth II
Newly released FBI documents say there were “ever-present“ IRA threats during her US visits.
2023-05-26 06:51

US default fears spark clearing house collateral scrutiny
By John McCrank, Laura Matthews and Michelle Price WASHINGTON Clearing houses and their members are working out how
2023-05-26 06:29

Power transmission deal being mulled in US debt limit talks -sources
By Timothy Gardner and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON A bill to boost power transmission between U.S. regions is being
2023-05-26 05:55

'Peril to our democracy': Chilling lines from the judge who sentenced the Oath Keepers' leader
Judge Amit Mehta on Thursday handed down an 18-year prison sentence for the leader of the Oath Keepers, Stewart Rhodes, for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election that ended with the violent attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.
2023-05-26 05:17

Fed lending to banks lowest in latest week since crisis began in March
By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK Federal Reserve emergency lending to banks fell in the latest week to
2023-05-26 04:57

US oil and gas auction yields nearly $80 million for federal coffers
(Reuters) -The U.S. on Thursday held its first sale of oil and gas drilling rights on federal lands since passage
2023-05-26 04:57

Factbox-Rulings by US Supreme Court during its current term
The U.S. Supreme Court has issued several important rulings during its current term that began last October and
2023-05-26 03:27

Attorney for 11-year-old Mississippi boy shot by police officer calls for 'full and transparent investigation'
An 11-year-old Mississippi boy who was shot by a police officer after he called 911 for help is recovering after being released from the hospital, according to his family.
2023-05-26 02:48

Madeleine McCann: Portugal reservoir search ends after three days
Material recovered from the area 30 miles from where Madeleine went missing will be analysed, say police.
2023-05-26 02:18