Category Archives: National
U.S. homeland security chief says border facilities strained by new arrivals
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is already seeing high number of border encounters in certain areas, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said on Thursday ahead of a COVID-19 i...
May 11, 2023 A migrant shows U.S. border patrol her passport as migrants continue to gather between primary and secondary border fences as the United States prepares to lift COVID-19 era Title 42 restrictions that have blocked migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border from seeking asylum since 2020, near San Diego, California, U.S., May 11, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake
US weekly jobless claims hit 1-1/2-year high; inflation subsiding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits jumped to a 1-1/2-year high last week, pointing to cracks in the labor market as demand slows, potentially gi...
May 11, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Signage for a job fair is seen on 5th Avenue after the release of the jobs report in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 3, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
U.S., China pledge to maintain communications as two top officials meet
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration's top security adviser met with China's top diplomat this week and pledged to keep lines of communication open, the White House said on Thursday, in one ...
May 11, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan speaks at a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., December 12, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
'General Hospital' star Jacklyn Zeman passes away
LOS ANGELES - A longtime soap opera star has passed away. Jacklyn Zeman, who played Bobbie Spencer for more than four decades on ABC's "General Hospital, has died at the age of 70. The news was announ...
May 11, 2023 (Twitter/@valentinifrank)
Republicans ready tough border control bill for U.S. House passage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives is poised to pass on Thursday Republican legislation intended to stop immigrants and illegal drugs crossing the nation's southwestern border wi...
May 11, 2023 FILE PHOTO: An armed U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent stands watch at the border fence next the the beach in Tijuana, at the Border State Park in San Diego, California, U.S. November 16, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Pritzker addresses Illinois' migrant influx problem
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Gov. J-B Pritkzer says the state is looking for more federal assistance with the influx of asylum-seeking migrants being sent to Illinois. Pritzker says the busing of migrants fro...
May 11, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Trump plays down consequences of a US default: 'Could be maybe nothing'
(Reuters) - Republican former President Donald Trump on Wednesday played down the severity of a potential U.S. government default, saying the consequences of a failure by Congress to raise the nation'...
May 11, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally with supporters, in Davenport, Iowa, U.S. March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Spike in U.S.-Mexico border crossings fuels political tensions as Title 42 ends
SAN DIEGO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. will lift COVID-19 border restrictions known as Title 42 on Thursday night, a major shift that has drawn tens of thousands of migrants to the U.S.-Mexico bord...
May 11, 2023 Migrants reach out from the border fence to try and get their phones charged while stuck between primary and secondary border fences as the United States prepares to lift COVID-19 era Title 42 restrictions that have blocked migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border from seeking asylum since 2020 near San Diego, California, U.S., May 10, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Biden hits Republican debt ceiling plan in swing New York district
VALHALLA, N.Y. (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden piled pressure on Republican lawmakers on Wednesday to move quickly to raise the country's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling or risk throwing the U.S. eco...
May 10, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to reporters in the Roosevelt Room after holding debt limit talks with U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Democratic congressional leaders at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 9, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
U.S. Congress, White House begin tough debt limit, budget negotiations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Detailed talks on raising the U.S. government's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling kicked off on Wednesday with Republicans insisting on deep spending cuts, the day after Democratic Pr...
May 10, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol building is seen in Washington, U.S., April 5, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
