Category Archives: National
DeSantis to mount first campaign swing through key 2024 states
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, following his presidential campaign debut online, will dive into old-school retail politicking in key early voting states this week, his fir...
May 30, 2023 Florida Governor Ron DeSantis pauses as he speaks during the Florida Family Policy Council Annual Dinner Gala, in Orlando, Florida, U.S., May 20, 2023. REUTERS/Marco Bello
Newgarden wins 107th Indy 500 race
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ESPN) -- It was an exciting day Sunday at the 107th Indianapolis 500...a race Josef Newgarden desperately wanted to win. In his 12th attempt, Newgarden finally won the famed race a...
May 29, 2023 Sarah Stierch / CC
Republicans criticize McCarthy, Biden debt ceiling deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -After tough negotiations to reach a tentative deal with the White House on the U.S. borrowing limit, the next challenge for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is pushing it through the...
May 28, 2023 U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) departs after reaching a tentative deal with President Joe Biden to raise the United States' debt ceiling and avoid a catastrophic default, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. May 27, 2023. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
Yellen pushes back forecast of potential US default date
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday extended the deadline for raising the federal debt limit, saying the government would default on its obligations if Congress does ...
May 26, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during a news conference at the Treasury Department in Washington, U.S., April 11, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Pope skipped audiences because of a fever, Vatican says
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis did not receive anyone in audiences on Friday because he has a fever, the Vatican said on Friday. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni did not provide any further detail...
May 26, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis attends the first World Congress of Eco-Educational Cities, at the Vatican, May 25, 2023. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
Oath Keeper gets 8 1/2 years in prison over US Capitol attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A member of the far-right Oath Keepers on Friday was sentenced to eight and a half years in prison for her role in the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol by support...
May 26, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Members of the Oath Keepers militia group, including Jessica Marie Watkins (Left), stand among supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump protesting against the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, on the east front steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. Picture taken January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Jim Bourg
How Americans plan to travel this Memorial Day
(Reuters) - The upcoming Memorial Day weekend is expected to see millions of Americans travel despite tight budgets, kicking off the busy summer travel in the U.S on a high note. Here's how the Memori...
May 26, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Travelers flock to Las Vegas ahead of Memorial Day weekend at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., May 28, 2021. REUTERS/Bridget Bennett
Biden lauds leadership skills of his pick for top US general
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Praising his leadership and even his culinary skills, President Joe Biden on Thursday formally announced his nomination of Air Force chief General Charles Q. Brown as the top U....
May 25, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden congratulates U.S. Air Force General Charles Brown Jr. after announcing his nomination of Brown to serve as the next chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, during an event in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 25, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Defiant Oath Keepers founder sentenced to 18 years in prison for seditious conspiracy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A federal judge sentenced the founder of the far-right militant Oath Keepers Stewart Rhodes to 18 years in prison on Thursday for seditious conspiracy and other crimes related to...
May 25, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Oath Keepers militia founder Stewart Rhodes holds a radio as he departs with volunteers from a rally held by U.S. President Donald Trump in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. October 10, 2019. Picture taken October 10, 2019. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart/File Photo
US Supreme Court curbs states' property tax 'windfall'
(Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday curbed state and local governments from seizing and selling the homes of people with unpaid property taxes and keeping the proceeds beyond the amount owe...
May 25, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Supreme Court building is seen in Washington, U.S. September 30, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
