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Biden says he's 'confident' US will avert default as he departs for foreign trip
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he is "confident" the U.S. will avert default, expressing optimism a crisis could be avoided as he left ...
May 17, 2023
Biden heads to Asia as US faces debt limit crisis
Official White House Photo by Cameron Smith(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden was headed Wednesday for a less extensive-than-desired visit to Asia, cut short by crisis talks with Republicans over the...
May 17, 2023
IRS whistleblower in Hunter Biden probe alleges agency removed his 'entire investigation team'
Paul Morigi/Getty Images for World Food Program USA(WASHINGTON) -- Attorneys for an IRS whistleblower have informed key members of Congress that their client, who claims to have information suggesting...
May 17, 2023
Biden calls antisemitism 'a stain on the soul of America' during remarks at Jewish American Heritage Month event
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden and second gentleman Doug Emhoff called for both celebrating Jewish American history, and tackling antisemitism head on, during an even...
May 17, 2023
Lawmakers, Education Secretary Cardona clash over culture war issues
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Lawmakers and Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona agreed at a Tuesday hearing that students face a host of threats in the nation's...
May 16, 2023
Kentucky governor GOP primary, other races to watch Tuesday
OsakaWayne Studios/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- It may be springtime in 2023, but it's election night in America on Tuesday. Kentucky Republicans Tuesday will choose their nominee to try to knock ...
May 16, 2023
Man got into national security adviser's home undetected by Secret Service: Sources
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- An unidentified man entered national security adviser Jake Sullivan's Washington, D.C., home in late April, prompting a Secret Servi...
May 16, 2023
As he struggles in polls, Asa Hutchinson calls support for Trump 'inflated'
Scott Olson/Getty Images(LITTLE ROCK, Ark.) -- Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, struggling to keep up with his competitors in early polling for the Republican nomination for president, said T...
May 16, 2023
Democratic congressman introduces resolution to expel Rep. George Santos
Barry Williams for NY Daily News via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., introduced a resolution on the House floor Tuesday afternoon to expel GOP Rep. George Santos. "I ris...
May 16, 2023
Biden cuts upcoming foreign trip short amid debt ceiling showdown
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz(WASHINGTON) -- With time running short to address the debt ceiling or risk default ,President Joe Biden is cutting his upcoming foreign trip short amid ...
May 16, 2023
