McCarthy confronts key decisions as Congress hurtles toward government shutdown
With six days until the government runs out of money, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has a choice to make: Does he risk a shutdown to keep his job or does he cross his Republican hardliners by working with Democrats?
2023-09-25 17:27
McCarthy ally dares critics to push vote ousting speaker, blasts hardliners over possible shutdown
Rep. Garret Graves, one of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's closest allies, told CNN that he's fed up with conservative critics dangling the threat of McCarthy's ouster, saying that he's prepared to put the debate to rest by forcing a vote on the threat.
2023-09-24 06:56
Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter visit Georgia festival ahead of former president's 99th birthday, Carter Center says
Former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, were seen Saturday morning taking a ride through the Plains Peanut Festival in Plains, Georgia, the Carter Center said in a social media post.
2023-09-24 03:27
McCarthy works through weekend but no progress on short-term fix with just one week until shutdown
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Saturday he still lacks support from a handful of GOP hardliners to put a Republican stopgap measure on the floor next week, making a government shutdown likely with just one week until the deadline.
2023-09-24 01:49
McCarthy privately outlines new GOP plan to avert shutdown, setting up clash with Senate
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy privately outlined to members a new GOP plan to keep the government open on Wednesday after a marathon two-and-a-half-hour GOP conference meeting.
2023-09-21 08:21
McCarthy says US House Republicans to vote on defense spending bill Thursday
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Republicans will try again to move forward on fiscal 2024
2023-09-21 07:55
House Democrats weigh risky strategy: Whether to save McCarthy
House Democrats have begun internal discussions about how to deal with the prospects of a chaotic situation: The possibility that Speaker Kevin McCarthy could lose his job in an unprecedented vote on the floor.
2023-09-21 07:27
Asia Stocks Fall as Fed Expected to Stay Hawkish: Markets Wrap
Stocks in Asia were on the backfoot as traders awaited the Federal Reserve’s next policy decision, with interest
2023-09-20 11:55
Ovidio Guzmán: Drug lord El Chapo's son pleads not guilty
A US court has accused Ovidio Guzmán of drug-trafficking and money-laundering, which he denies.
2023-09-19 18:49
Asia Stocks Mixed With Focus on Interest Rates: Markets Wrap
Asian stocks opened mixed, reflecting Wall Street’s cautious start to a week with rate decisions by major central
2023-09-19 09:27
McCarthy says defense spending bill will get a vote this week 'win or lose'
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Sunday that the Defense Department appropriations bill that was paused last week before it even made it to the floor for debate will come up for a vote this week "win or lose."
2023-09-18 00:47
Kevin McCarthy stares down another right-wing revolt
Facing renewed threats to his speakership, Kevin McCarthy is making a strategic bet: his critics don't have the votes to oust him -- and if they do, he'll grind it out on the floor again as he did back in January.
2023-09-15 03:47