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Debt ceiling deal: What’s in, what’s out of the agreement to avert U.S. default

May 28, 2023, 4:30pm Nation & World

President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have reached an agreement in principle on legislation to increase the nation’s borrowing authority and avoid a federal default. Here's a look at what’s in and out of the deal. Read story

FILE - Special counsel John Durham, the prosecutor appointed to investigate potential government wrongdoing in the early days of the Trump-Russia probe, leaves federal court in Washington, May 16, 2022. Durham ended his four-year investigation into possible FBI misconduct in its probe of ties between Russia and Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.

Special counsel Durham to testify before Congress next month about his report on Trump-Russia probe

FILE - Special counsel John Durham, the prosecutor appointed to investigate potential government wrongdoing in the early days of the Trump-Russia probe, leaves federal court in Washington, May 16, 2022. Durham ended his four-year investigation into possible FBI misconduct in its probe of ties between Russia and Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.

May 26, 2023, 1:10pm Politics

Former special counsel John Durham is scheduled to testify before a House committee next month about his recently completed report on the FBI's investigation of Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. Read story

FILE - First lady Jill Biden waits with President Joe Biden to greet South Korea's first lady Kim Keon Hee and South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol on the North Portico of the White House in Washington ahead of a State Dinner, April 26, 2023. Jill Biden will promote women and youth empowerment, and attend a Jordanian royal wedding, during an upcoming trip to the Middle East, North Africa and Europe. The first lady's office says she'll depart on a six-day trip that will take her to Jordan, Egypt, Morocco and Portugal.

Jill Biden to promote women, youth on trip to Mideast, North Africa, Europe

FILE - First lady Jill Biden waits with President Joe Biden to greet South Korea's first lady Kim Keon Hee and South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol on the North Portico of the White House in Washington ahead of a State Dinner, April 26, 2023. Jill Biden will promote women and youth empowerment, and attend a Jordanian royal wedding, during an upcoming trip to the Middle East, North Africa and Europe. The first lady's office says she'll depart on a six-day trip that will take her to Jordan, Egypt, Morocco and Portugal.

May 26, 2023, 9:07am Nation & World

Jill Biden will promote empowerment for women and young people — and attend a Jordanian royal wedding — during an upcoming trip to the Middle East, North Africa and Europe. Read story

Judge to sentence 2 Oath Keepers members after handing down punishment for group’s founder

May 26, 2023, 7:46am Politics

Two members of the Oath Keepers who stormed the U.S. Capitol in a military-style formation will be sentenced Friday, a day after the far-right extremist group’s founder received an 18-year prison term for seditious conspiracy and other charges in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack. Read story

In this photo provided by the Brown family, retired Army Col. Charles Q. Brown, Sr., father, and his wife Kay Brown, pin Air Force wings onto the uniform of their son, 2nd Lt. CQ Brown, Jr., at his pilot training graduation at Williams Air Force Base, Ariz., in 1986.

Air Force fighter pilot tapped by Biden to be next Joint Chiefs chairman has history of firsts

In this photo provided by the Brown family, retired Army Col. Charles Q. Brown, Sr., father, and his wife Kay Brown, pin Air Force wings onto the uniform of their son, 2nd Lt. CQ Brown, Jr., at his pilot training graduation at Williams Air Force Base, Ariz., in 1986.

May 25, 2023, 2:12pm Politics

The Air Force fighter pilot about to be nominated as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff got his call sign by ejecting from a burning F-16 fighter jet high above the Florida Everglades and falling into the watery sludge below. Read story

On 3rd anniversary of George Floyd’s death, Biden stops GOP-led effort to block DC police reform law

May 25, 2023, 12:56pm Nation & World

President Joe Biden on Thursday - the third anniversary of George Floyd’s murder - vetoed an effort led by congressional Republicans to overturn a new District of Columbia law on improving police accountability. Read story

Doug Emhoff, husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, introduces President Joe Biden during the celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, May 16, 2023, in Washington.

Biden releases new strategy to tackle rise in antisemitism, says ‘hate will not prevail’

Doug Emhoff, husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, introduces President Joe Biden during the celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, May 16, 2023, in Washington.

May 25, 2023, 12:55pm Politics

President Joe Biden on Thursday announced what he said is the most ambitious and comprehensive undertaking by the U.S. government to fight hate, bias and violence against Jews, outlining more than 100 steps the administration and its partners can take to combat an alarming rise in antisemitism. Read story

FILE - This artist sketch depicts the trial of Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes, left, as he testifies before U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta on charges of seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, Nov. 7, 2022. Rhodes and members of his antigovernment group will be the first Jan. 6 defendants sentenced for seditious conspiracy in a series of hearings beginning this week that will set the standard for more punishments of far-right extremists to follow.

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes sentenced to 18 years for seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 attack

FILE - This artist sketch depicts the trial of Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes, left, as he testifies before U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta on charges of seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, Nov. 7, 2022. Rhodes and members of his antigovernment group will be the first Jan. 6 defendants sentenced for seditious conspiracy in a series of hearings beginning this week that will set the standard for more punishments of far-right extremists to follow.

May 25, 2023, 12:35pm Politics

Oath Keepers extremist group founder Stewart Rhodes was sentenced on Thursday to 18 years in prison for orchestrating a weekslong plot that culminated in his followers attacking the U.S. Capitol in a bid to keep President Joe Biden out of the White House after winning the 2020 election. Read story

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin smiles as he appears before a Senate Appropriations hearing on the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 16, 2023.

Pentagon says allies will unite to train Ukrainians on F-16s, but warns jets aren’t ‘magic weapons’

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin smiles as he appears before a Senate Appropriations hearing on the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 16, 2023.

May 25, 2023, 11:07am Politics

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday that European allies are developing a coordinated program to train Ukrainian forces on the F-16 fighter jet, but Pentagon leaders warned that it will be a costly and complex task and won't be a magic solution to the war. Read story

Could $25 billion in Social Security payments force a debt-limit deal?

May 25, 2023, 10:02am Latest News

On Friday, June 2, millions of Americans are due a total of $25 billion worth of Social Security payments. And more than anything else, that may prove a decisive element in forcing an end to the partisan standoff over raising the federal debt limit. Read story