Politics

As deficit spikes, CBO says Congress must act on debt by October

By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press

A new government estimate says the drop-dead deadline for lawmakers to increase the government's borrowing limit is early to mid-October.

President Trump to meet Putin at G-20 summit

By Ken Thomas, Vivian Salama, Associated Press

The White House says President Donald Trump will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G-20 summit next week in Germany.

WATCH: White House addresses Trump’s tweets, health care in news briefing

By Associated Press

A White House spokeswoman is defending President Donald Trump’s tweets attacking two cable television hosts, saying he fights “fire with fire.”…

U.S., NATO allies wrangle over troop levels in Afghanistan

By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

More than 16 years into the Afghanistan war, the United States and its NATO allies wrangled anew on Thursday over how to meet the need for more troops to counter the resurgent Taliban and help the Afghan forces break a…

GOP adds opioid money to struggling Senate health bill

By Alan Fram and Erica Werner, Associated Press

Top Republicans have agreed to add $45 billion for battling opioids abuse to their struggling health care bill, but the measure's fate remained uncertain as leaders confront an expanding chorus of GOP detractors.

After crude tweet about TV host Mika Brzezinski, Trump faces backlash from lawmakers

By Dan Cooney and Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press

In a series of tweets Thursday morning, the president went after Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough, who have criticized Trump on their MSNBC show "Morning Joe."…

South Korean leader looks for common ground with Trump

By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press

South Korea's new leader vowed to stand firmly with President Donald Trump against North Korea, playing down his past advocacy of a softer approach toward the nuclear-armed nation as he made his first visit as president to Washington.

President Trump trashes media, cheers GOP wins at $10 million fundraiser

By Julie Bykowicz and Jill Colvin, Associated Press

Republican donors paid $35,000 apiece to hear familiar a message from President Donald Trump: The media, particularly CNN, keep trying to take him down, and yet Republicans just keep on winning elections.

Who’s allowed into the U.S., according to new guidelines for Trump’s limited travel ban

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

The Trump administration is putting new criteria in place Thursday for visa applicants from six mostly Muslim nations and all refugees, requiring a close family or business tie to the United States.