Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Eighth person rescued from collapsed building in Iowa; fatalities unlikely
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - Search and rescue teams working throughout the night rescued an eighth victim from an apartment building that collapsed in Davenport, Iowa, officials said on Monday. The c...
May 29, 2023
US House Rules panel to meet Tuesday on debt ceiling bill
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House Rules Committee said it will meet on Tuesday afternoon to discuss the debt ceiling bill, which needs to pass a narrowly divided Congress before J...
May 29, 2023
Biden and McCarthy’s bumpy journey to a debt ceiling deal
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When Kevin McCarthy was struggling early this year to get enough votes from his own Republicans to become Speaker of the House of Representatives, Democratic Pr...
May 29, 2023
Poor GenXers without dependents targeted by US debt ceiling work requirements
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The debt ceiling deal that U.S. President Joe Biden and House Republican Kevin McCarthy agreed over the weekend adds new conditions to food aid that will impact one segment of t...
May 28, 2023
IRS funding cut won’t hurt near-term tax collection, officials say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The budget deal struck by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to end a debt-limit crisis should not change the short-term abilities of tax collectors, according...
May 28, 2023
Three killed, five wounded in biker gang shootout in New Mexico
By Andrew Hay TAOS, New Mexico (Reuters) - Three bikers were killed and five wounded in a shootout at a motorcycle rally in Red River, northern New Mexico, on Saturday, in the latest clash between out...
May 28, 2023
Texas Senate to deliberate on impeached AG Ken Paxton
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - The Texas Senate on Sunday was set to begin deliberations to permanently remove from office Attorney General Ken Paxton, a conservative firebrand and ally of former President...
May 28, 2023
McCarthy says US debt ceiling deal popular with House Republicans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Sunday said he expects a debt ceiling deal he struck with the White House to attract support from a majority of House Republicans. McCarthy ...
May 28, 2023
US Representative Chip Roy says ‘we’re going to try’ to stop debt ceiling deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Chip Roy of Texas said on Sunday on Twitter that he intended to try to stop the debt ceiling deal in the U.S. House of Representatives. After tough negotiati...
May 28, 2023
McCarthy’s next challenge: sell debt ceiling deal in Congress
By Moira Warburton, Katharine Jackson and Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After tough negotiations to reach a tentative deal with the White House on the U.S. borrowing limit, the next challenge f...
May 28, 2023
