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A bill that raises the debt ceiling limit passed in the House by a wide margin late Wednesday. Now the bill is being sent to the Senate for a vote, just days before Monday’s U.S. default deadline. The Fiscal Responsibility Act passed 314-117, with support from both Democrats and Republicans. But not everyone is happy with…
Nevada fight over leaky irrigation canal and groundwater more complicated than appears on surface By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Water conflicts are nothing new to the arid West, where myriad users long have vied for their share of the precious resource from California’s Central Valley to the Colorado and Missouri rivers.…
Jury selection to begin in trial of former deputy accused of failing to confront Parkland shooter By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Jury selection is scheduled to begin Wednesday in the trial of a former Florida sheriff’s deputy charged with failing to confront the shooter who killed 14 students and three…
Police: 3 killed in shootout involving outlaw biker gangs at New Mexico motorcycle rally RED RIVER, N.M. (AP) — Three men killed in a weekend shootout at a New Mexico motorcycle rally were members of rival outlaw biker gangs, and the violence stemmed from a previous altercation between them in Albuquerque, authorities said Sunday. New…
Biden and McCarthy reach a final deal to avoid US default and now must sell it to Congress By LISA MASCARO, ZEKE MILLER, FARNOUSH AMIRI and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With days to spare before a potential first-ever government default, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached final agreement…
Liz Cheney urges graduates not to compromise with the truth in commencement speech By SAM METZ Associated Press Former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney implored new college graduates to not compromise when it comes to the truth, excoriating her House Republican colleagues for not doing enough to combat former President Donald Trump’s lies that the 2020…
Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), as well as other senators including Ron Wyden, Rand Paul, Edward Markey, Elizabeth Warren, Mike Lee, Cory Booker, and Steve Daines have sent a bi-partisan letter to the United States Postal Services and they want answers. At stake is your privacy contained in letters, shipments and other parcels that travel through…
5 things to know about Memorial Day including its controversies By BEN FINLEY Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Memorial Day is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members, but it’s come to anchor the unofficial start of summer and a long weekend of discounts on anything from mattresses to lawn mowers.…
The Republicans in the House still don’t have a deal in place with the President to raise the country’s debt ceiling and time is running out. If there is no deal in place by June 5th (four days later than previously reported), Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Congress on Friday that a default by the…
North Dakota Gov. Burgum expected to announce GOP campaign for president, Republican allies say By JOHN HANNA and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is expected to announce his candidacy for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, two GOP operatives told The Associated Press on Friday, putting him in an already crowded field…