What is permitting reform? The critical energy provision buried in debt-ceiling negotiations
Energy permitting reform, which aims to cut down the time it takes for new projects to get approved, could be one of the few bipartisan measures to emerge from a debt limit deal.
2023-05-30 21:48
Obama agreed to $2.1 trillion in spending cuts to end 2011 debt ceiling crisis. Here's what happened next.
The nation is days away from defaulting on its obligations. The Republican House speaker, pushed by conservatives in his party, demands deep spending cuts. The president, a Democrat, works on negotiating a package to avert a fiscal calamity.
2023-05-30 21:23
U.S. debt ceiling deal to face its first test in Congress
By Moira Warburton and Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A bipartisan deal to raise the $31.4 trillion U.S. debt ceiling faces
2023-05-30 20:27
Japan court rules that a bar on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional
By Elaine Lies TOKYO A Japanese court ruled on Tuesday that not allowing same-sex marriage was unconstitutional, a
2023-05-30 19:50
U.S. markets jump on high hopes of debt ceiling lift off
By Nell Mackenzie and Harry Robertson LONDON Wall Street was tipped for a strong open on Tuesday, while
2023-05-30 19:18
Biden and McCarthy's bumpy journey to a debt ceiling deal
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON When Kevin McCarthy was struggling early this year to get enough votes from his
2023-05-30 18:27
McCarthy faces key test ahead of House vote on debt limit deal
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy helped secure a debt limit deal -- now he has to secure its passage in the House, with little room for error.
2023-05-30 17:18
Blinken says US to consider visa restrictions over Ugandan anti-gay law
WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday said his government would consider visa restrictions against Ugandan
2023-05-30 10:51
Lawmakers race to secure US debt deal votes as deadline looms
A deal to raise the debt ceiling must now pass in the narrowly-divided House of Representatives.
2023-05-30 02:54
Uganda enacts harsh anti-LGBTQ law including death penalty
KAMPALA Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni signed one of the world's toughest anti-LGBTQ laws, including the death penalty for
2023-05-30 02:21
U.S. Republicans tee up debt-ceiling vote in Congress
By Kanishka Singh and Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON Republicans in the House of Representatives on Monday laid plans to
2023-05-30 01:53
Corporate America celebrates debt ceiling deal and urges Congress to quickly pass legislation
Leading business groups are praising President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy for forging a bipartisan agreement to raise the debt ceiling, and they are calling for Congress to pass the legislation before the government suffers a devastating default.
2023-05-29 22:45