Tensions erupt in House GOP as party leaders squabble over hardliners' demands
A conservative revolt paralyzing the House has set off a bitter blame game among the upper ranks of GOP leadership, with top Republicans scrambling to defuse internal tensions that have spilled out into public view -- and take some of the heat off themselves.
2023-06-08 08:55
Asia Feels Upward Rates Pressure; GDP Bolsters Yen: Market Wrap
Yields on government bonds opened higher in Australia and Japan while Treasuries held most of their sharp move
2023-06-08 08:55
Former Trump White House aide Alyssa Farah Griffin interviewed by federal prosecutors in Jan. 6 probe
Alyssa Farah Griffin, a former White House communications director during the Trump administration who is now a CNN political commentator, voluntarily met with federal prosecutors in recent weeks, sitting for a formal interview as part of the ongoing special counsel probe related to January 6 and the former president's efforts to overturn the 2020 election, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.
2023-06-08 01:50
Fact check: Trump boasts about a massive oil purchase that never happened
Former President Donald Trump, now a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, claimed in a television interview on Thursday that he not only purchased 75 million barrels of oil for the national Strategic Petroleum Reserve but did so for a remarkably low price.
2023-06-06 03:51
New chicks as 'widowed' Irish eagle finds a partner
The birds are part of a reintroduction project which aims to return the species to Ireland.
2023-06-06 02:50
US services sector softens, factory orders boosted by defense
WASHINGTON The U.S. services sector barely grew in May as new orders slowed, pushing a measure of prices
2023-06-06 02:46
Exclusive: Top US general says Ukraine is 'well prepared' for counteroffensive in war that has 'greater meaning' for the world
The top US general told CNN on Monday that while Ukraine is "very well prepared" for a counteroffensive against Russia, it is "too early to tell what outcomes are going to happen."
2023-06-05 20:53
Supreme Court's conservative majority to decide direction of law on race, elections and religious freedom this month
As the Supreme Court races to issue all outstanding opinions by a self-imposed early July deadline, there is little doubt that the conservative majority is prepared to continue the right-ward trajectory on areas concerning affirmative action, election law and LGBTQ rights.
2023-06-05 18:16
Secret Service implements tougher penalties after probe finds agents were on phones and missed intruder at national security adviser's home
The US Secret Service implemented tougher disciplinary measures after preliminary findings from an internal investigation found agents missed an intruder at national security adviser Jake Sullivan's home in part because they were using their personal phones, people briefed on the matter said.
2023-06-03 10:25
Andrew Tate claims he's a force for good. Others say he spreads a 'misogynistic rape culture'
Controversial internet personality Andrew Tate has given his first interview with a major broadcaster since being released from police custody in Romania into house arrest in April.
2023-06-02 21:24
Charges dropped against Secret Service employee accused of criminal harassment and witness intimidation, attorney says
All charges have been dropped against a US Secret Service employee and driver for former first lady Michelle Obama who was charged with criminal harassment and witness intimidation, according to his attorney.
2023-06-01 01:57
Former SEC Chair Harvey Pitt dead at 78 - Bloomberg Law
(Reuters) -Harvey Pitt, former chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, has died at the age of 78, Bloomberg
2023-05-31 23:45