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NATO presses Turkey to approve Sweden’s membership, eyes Ukraine security framework as summit looms
OSLO, Norway — NATO on Thursday ramped up pressure on member nation Turkey to drop its objections to Sweden’s membership as the military organization seeks to deal with the issue by the time U.S. President Joe Biden and his counterparts meet next month. The 31-member alliance is also looking at...
North Korean leader’s sister says U.S. hypocritical for criticizing failed satellite launchVideo
SEOUL, South Korea — The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Thursday accused the United States of “gangster-like” hypocrisy for criticizing her country’s failed launch of a military spy satellite and insisted a successful launch will be made soon. Kim Yo Jong said North Korea’s efforts...
Grand jury charges ex-GOP candidate with election interference in shootings at lawmakers’ homes
SANTA FE, N.M. — A failed political candidate has been indicted on federal charges including election interference in connection with a series of drive-by shootings at the homes of state and local lawmakers in Albuquerque, according to a grand jury indictment that was unsealed Wednesday. The indictment filed in U.S....
GOP walkout in Oregon Senate hits 4th week; uncertain if boycotters will be sanctioned
SALEM, Ore. — The longest-ever walkout in the Oregon Legislature reached its fourth week on Wednesday as the enforceability of a ballot measure that would disqualify the boycotters from immediate reelection appeared in doubt. Senate President Rob Wagner once again tried on Wednesday to convene the Senate, which last met...
Oklahoma high court strikes down 2 abortion bans; procedure remains illegal in most cases
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that two state laws banning abortion are unconstitutional, but the procedure remains illegal in the state in nearly all cases except life-threatening situations. In a 6-3 ruling, the high court said the two bans are unconstitutional because they require a...
Coal firms owned by family of West Virginia governor sued over unpaid penalties
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Thirteen coal companies owned by the family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice are being sued over unpaid penalties for previous mining law violations that the federal government says pose health and safety risks or threaten environmental harm. Justice, who was not named in the lawsuit, accused...
Chris Stewart, 6-term Utah Republican, resigning from Congress
SALT LAKE CITY — U.S. Rep. Chris Stewart on Wednesday announced plans to resign his Utah seat due to his wife’s illness, triggering a special election to replace him in a reliably Republican district. “I can say with pride that I have been an effective leader for my beloved home...
House OKs debt ceiling bill to avoid default, sends Biden-McCarthy deal to Senate
WASHINGTON — Veering away from a default crisis, the House approved a debt ceiling and budget cuts package late Wednesday, as President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy assembled a bipartisan coalition of centrist Democrats and Republicans against fierce conservative blowback and progressive dissent. The hard-fought deal pleased few, but...
Kevin McCarthy floats contempt for FBI director over document requestVideo
WASHINGTON — Speaker Kevin McCarthy threatened Tuesday to seek to hold the head of the FBI in contempt of Congress if the agency didn’t comply with a congressional subpoena issued after lawmakers received “whistleblower disclosures” related to President Joe Biden. The comments came hours before the head of the House...
Trump takes aim at birthright U.S. citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants
Former President Trump Tuesday vowed to deny citizenship to children of undocumented immigrants who are born in the U.S. if he wins reelection next year. Although anyone born in the U.S. is guaranteed citizenship by the 14th Amendment, Trump declared he would end birthright citizenship as a priority if he...
Republican Rep. Chris Stewart of Utah planning to resign, report says
WASHINGTON — Rep. Chris Stewart, a Republican from Utah, plans to resign from Congress, according to The Salt Lake Tribune. The newspaper report, citing multiple unnamed sources, said Stewart plans to step down as early as this week due to undisclosed health issues experienced by his wife, Evie Stewart. He...
Why Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment fight isn’t finished yet
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Legislature already made one historic move with its impeachment of Republican state Attorney General Ken Paxton. Another one is coming. The GOP-led House of Representatives on Saturday approved 20 articles of impeachment on sweeping allegations of wrongdoing that have trailed the state’s top lawyer for...
Christie allies launch super PAC ahead of expected 2024 campaign for the GOP presidential nomination
NEW YORK — Allies of former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie have launched a new super PAC to support his expected candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination. Christie has painted himself as the only potential candidate willing to directly take on former President Donald Trump, who is currently leading the...
One justice explained absence from case. Another didn’t. Ethics questions vexing Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — One Supreme Court justice explained her absence from a case. One justice didn’t. The difference shows how difficult forging consensus over even small steps on ethics can be at the Supreme Court, which is facing new calls to adopt an ethics code following revelations about undisclosed gifts from...
Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton could vote in trial on husband’s impeachment
AUSTIN, Texas — On the way to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton becoming a rising figure in the GOP, his wife, Angela, used to entertain crowds with a guitar and a song. “I’m a pistol-packin’ mama, and my husband sues Obama,” she sang at campaign events and Republican clubs in...
DeSantis kicks off presidential campaign in Iowa as he steps up criticism of Trump
WASHINGTON — Ron DeSantis plans to kick off his presidential campaign in Iowa on Tuesday, the start of a busy week that will take him to 12 cities in three states as he tests his pitch as the most formidable Republican challenger to former President Donald Trump. The Florida governor’s...
Biden attends memorial Mass to mark 8 years since son Beau’s death from brain cancer
WILMINGTON, Del. — President Joe Biden marked Tuesday’s eighth anniversary of one of the saddest days of his life, the death of his son Beau, by attending a memorial Mass and visiting his gravesite. Biden, his wife, Jill, and other family members prayed for Beau Biden during the Mass at...
Panel of historians starts 3-year review of 1972 Munich Olympics attack
BERLIN— A panel of historians set up to review the 1972 attack on the Munich Olympics is starting its three-year mission to examine what happened before, during and after the events of five decades ago on Tuesday, the German government said. In April, Germany’s Interior Ministry named the eight-member international...
Trump’s welcome of Scott into 2024 race shows his calculus: The more GOP rivals, the better for him
NEW YORK — When Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina launched his campaign for the White House last week, the notoriously prickly former President Donald Trump welcomed his new competitor with open arms. There were no accusations of disloyalty or nasty nicknames from the GOP front-runner like the barrage...
What’s next on the debt ceiling: Selling the plan and making a deal into a law
WASHINGTON — After weeks of negotiations, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have announced an ” agreement in principle ” to raise the nation’s debt ceiling and avoid a potentially catastrophic default. The agreement includes spending cuts demanded by Republicans, but it is short of the reductions in...
Debt ceiling deal: What’s in, what’s out of the agreement to avert U.S. default
WASHINGTON — 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. Negotiators are now racing to finalize the bill’s text. McCarthy, R-Calif., said the House will vote on the legislation on Wednesday,...
Biden, McCarthy reach final deal to prevent default, now must sell to CongressVideo
WASHINGTON — With days to spare before a potential first-ever government default, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached final agreement Sunday on a deal to raise the nation’s debt ceiling while trying to ensure enough Republican and Democratic votes to pass the measure in the coming week....
McCarthy says negotiators are ‘closer to an agreement’ on debt crisis, but no deal yet
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Saturday that Republican negotiators were “closer to an agreement” that would resolve the looming debt crisis, but had not reached a deal with President Joe Biden. The Republican speaker gathered top allies behind closed doors at the Capitol as negotiators pushed for a...
GOP-controlled Texas House votes to impeach Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas’ GOP-led House of Representatives impeached state Attorney General Ken Paxton on Saturday on articles including bribery and abuse of public trust, a sudden, historic rebuke of a fellow Republican who rose to be a star of the conservative legal movement despite years of scandal and alleged...
Yellen tells Congress U.S. could run out of money to pay all its bills by June 5
WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Congress on Friday that the U.S. could default on its debt obligations by June 5 — four days later than previously estimated — if lawmakers do not act in time to raise the federal debt ceiling. Yellen’s letter comes as Congress breaks for...
