US House Rules panel to meet Tuesday on debt ceiling bill
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House Rules Committee said it will meet on Tuesday afternoon to discuss the
2023-05-29 21:51
Uganda's President Museveni approves tough new anti-gay law
UNAids and the US warn that Uganda's progress in tackling HIV is now in "grave jeopardy".
2023-05-29 20:56
Read: Bill text to raise the debt limit
President Joe Biden and House Republicans have reached an agreement in principle to address the debt limit and cap spending. The bill text was released on Sunday evening, but the work is far from done. Now leaders in both parties have to convince enough of their members to vote for the deal, which contains provisions that lawmakers on each side of the aisle don't support.
2023-05-29 19:17
Biden and McCarthy lean on holdouts in both parties to pass debt ceiling deal
Party leaders in Washington are waging an urgent campaign Monday to convince Democrats and Republicans to get behind compromise legislation that would avert a first-ever national default, with each side proclaiming victory following marathon talks.
2023-05-29 19:15
Bola Tinubu inauguration: Nigeria swears in new president
Bola Tinubu, 71, won February's election with a promise to renew hope and needs to act fast.
2023-05-29 18:16
Bitcoin Jumps to More Than Two-Week High on Relief Over US Debt Ceiling
Bitcoin climbed to the highest level in more than two weeks amid a boost to investor sentiment from
2023-05-29 15:57
Poor GenXers without dependents targeted by US debt ceiling work requirements
WASHINGTON The debt ceiling deal that U.S. President Joe Biden and House Republican Kevin McCarthy agreed over the
2023-05-29 08:46
IRS funding cut won't hurt near-term tax collection, officials say
WASHINGTON The budget deal struck by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to end a debt-limit
2023-05-29 08:24
Top House progressive says Democratic leaders should be concerned about debt deal support
Washington Rep. Pramila Jayapal, the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, said Sunday that White House negotiators and Democratic leaders should be concerned about progressive support for the tentative deal to raise the debt ceiling for two years
2023-05-29 02:29
Biden and McCarthy race to sell their debt ceiling deal to lawmakers before the government runs out of money
The White House and Republican leaders in Congress were mounting an intensive push Sunday to consolidate support around an tentative agreement to raise the nation's borrowing limit, their urgent task made complicated by members of both parties voicing concerns over different provisions.
2023-05-29 01:24
McCarthy says US debt ceiling deal popular with House Republicans
WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Sunday said he expects a debt ceiling deal he struck with
2023-05-28 22:19
US Representative Chip Roy says 'we're going to try' to stop debt ceiling deal
WASHINGTON U.S. Representative Chip Roy of Texas said on Sunday on Twitter that he intended to try to
2023-05-28 21:58