Heading home, Biden hopes McCarthy 'just waiting to negotiate with me' on debt limit
President Joe Biden says Republicans in the U.S. House must move off their “extreme positions” on the now-stalled talks over raising America’s debt limit
2023-05-21 23:21
South Korean, German leaders agree to cooperate on supply chains, North Korea
The leaders of South Korea and Germany have pledged more cooperation in building stable supply chains and addressing the challenges posed by nuclear-armed North Korea
2023-05-21 22:50
Animal rights activists protest octopus farm plans in Spain
Animal rights activists have gathered in Madrid to protest plans for the construction of a large-scale octopus farm
2023-05-21 21:26
SpaceX launching Saudi astronauts on private flight to space station
SpaceX's next private flight to the International Space Station is awaiting takeoff
2023-05-21 21:17
Biden: GOP must move off 'extreme' positions, no debt limit deal solely on its 'partisan terms'
President Joe Biden says Republicans in the U.S. House must move off their “extreme positions” on the now-stalled talks over raising America’s debt limit and that there will be no agreement to avert a catastrophic default only on their terms
2023-05-21 19:00
Greece votes in first election since international bailout spending controls ended
Greeks are voting in the first parliamentary election since their country’s economy ceased to be subject to strict supervision and control by international lenders who had provided bailout funds during its nearly decade-long financial crisis
2023-05-21 15:45
Your Sunday Asia Briefing: Feeling the Heat
My goodness it’s warm around here. Temperatures are soaring, both physically and politically. Sadly, the only thing that
2023-05-21 11:45
DeSantis asks that judge be disqualified from Disney's free speech lawsuit
Gov. Ron DeSantis is asking that a federal judge be disqualified from the First Amendment lawsuit filed by Disney against the Florida governor and his appointees
2023-05-20 23:56
Low-income tenants lack options as old mobile home parks are razed
Mobile home parks are among the few affordable options that remain for extremely low-income people
2023-05-20 22:57
Biden aims to reassure world on US debt standoff as he consults with Indo-Pacific leaders
President Joe Biden tried to reassure world leaders meeting in Japan on Saturday that the U.S. would not default
2023-05-20 21:52
Hedge Funds’ Ultra-Bearish Oil Bets Signal US Recession Angst
Money managers that trade derivatives linked to oil and fuel prices are about as bearish as they’ve been
2023-05-20 21:19
Will Biden's hard-hat environmentalism bridge the divide on clean energy future?
Perhaps the most unlikely feature of high-stakes budget negotiations going on in Washington is a debate over permitting
2023-05-20 20:50