Politics

Deadline looming, Biden and McCarthy narrow in on budget deal to lift debt ceiling

By Chris Megerian, Josh Boak, Zeke Miller, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

Days from a deadline, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are narrowing in on a two-year budget deal that could unlock a vote for lifting the nation’s debt ceiling.

Threat of America's credit downgrade looms over debt ceiling talks

By Paul Wiseman, Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

With one of three major rating agencies warning that America's AAA credit is at risk, the stakes are growing in the standoff in Washington over raising the nation's debt limit.

Biden releases new plan to tackle rise in antisemitism, says 'hate will not prevail'

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press

The document released Thursday outlines more than 100 steps the administration and its partners can take to combat an alarming rise in antisemitism.

Texas lawmakers recommend impeaching AG Ken Paxton after investigation

By Acacia Coronado, Jake Bleiberg, Associated Press

The state House of Representatives could hold the vote as soon as Friday. Only two officials in Texas' nearly 200-year history have been impeached.

Connecticut House passes most wide-ranging gun safety bill since legislation passed after Sandy Hook

By Susan Haigh, Associated Press

The bill, which bars openly carrying firearms, among other changes, comes almost a year after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Americans have a right to carry firearms in public for self-defense.

Steve Bannon's 'We Build the Wall' scheme trial set for May 2024

By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press

If the schedule holds, Bannon will be going to trial right after Trump is slated to stand trial in the same Manhattan courtroom in an unrelated criminal case.

Rhode Island attorney general sues manufacturers of 'forever chemicals'

By Associated Press

Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha faulted the companies for engaging in what he described as "a massive and widespread campaign to knowingly deceive the public."…

Some lawmakers propose loosening child labor laws to fill worker shortage

By Harm Venhuizen, Associated Press

In at least 10 states, legislators have proposed letting children work longer hours and in more hazardous occupations as a fix for labor shortages. They also say parents have the right to let their kids work, and without too much…

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

By Michael Kunzelman, Alanna Durkin Richer, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

Rhodes, 58, is the first person convicted of seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack to receive his punishment, and his sentence is the longest handed down so far in the hundreds of Capitol riot cases.

Elon Musk's event with Ron DeSantis reveals more Twitter pitfalls

By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press

In the world of traditional media and politics, a glitchy half-hour delay and an audience in the hundreds of thousands rather than millions, Wednesday's Twitter Spaces event might look like a failure.