Inside White House meeting on debt ceiling: Intractable positions and no new ground
In a lengthy meeting at the White House Tuesday, leaders struggled to break any new ground on debt ceiling negotiations with a source familiar telling CNN that leaders repeated over and over again the same positions privately that have become a common refrain in public.
2023-05-10 20:29
Exclusive: Rep. George Santos charged by Justice Department in federal probe
Federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges against New York Rep. George Santos, the Republican lawmaker whose astonishing pattern of lies and fabrications stunned even hardened politicos, according to three sources familiar with the matter.
2023-05-10 07:53
US ambassador to Israel expected to depart post this summer, sources say
The US ambassador to Israel Tom Nides will depart from his post in August, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
2023-05-09 22:45
Biden to meet with congressional leadership as threat of national debt default looms
President Joe Biden is set to meet with congressional leadership on Tuesday amid a stalemate in Washington to raise the debt ceiling and avoid a default that would have catastrophic economic consequences.
2023-05-09 20:26
McCarthy-Biden showdown is about much more than the US national debt
The clash between President Joe Biden and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy over the US debt will decide who is the most dominant figure in Washington for most of the next two years. And a failure by the two men to come to terms by this time next month would result in a national default that could have a profound impact on the economy and the 2024 election.
2023-05-09 20:24
Sudan crisis: Family tells of 'nightmare' of being stranded
British national Sarra Eljak and her family spent days trying to get on a RAF flight back to UK.
2023-05-09 13:24
Webb telescope spots three debris belts around luminous star Fomalhaut
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON There has been plenty of excitement in recent decades about planets detected orbiting various
2023-05-09 04:24
Why art historians are reframing 19th-century 'supermodel' Elizabeth Siddal
Elizabeth Siddal has been an elusive and tragic figure in art history. An exhibition at Tate Britain reintroduces the Pre-Raphaelite muse as an accomplished artist.
2023-05-09 03:20
Iran smuggled weapons into Syria using earthquake aid convoys, officials believe
Iran smuggled weapons and military equipment into Syria using humanitarian aid shipments as a cover following a devastating earthquake there in February, two sources familiar with US intelligence and an Israeli defense official told CNN.
2023-05-09 01:50
How to build a giant? Sauropod dinosaurs did it 36 different ways
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON Sauropods, those familiar plant-eating dinosaurs with long necks, long tails and four pillar-like legs,
2023-05-09 00:54
Authorities search for suspect after shooting on a DART train in Dallas leaves 1 dead and 2 others injured
One person was killed and two others were injured in a shooting when an altercation broke out aboard a DART train in Dallas on Sunday, and a suspect remains at large, authorities said.
2023-05-08 21:39