Category Archives: National
Republican debt-ceiling bill takes step forward in US House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Republican bill that would raise the U.S. government's $31.4 trillion and slash spending took a step forward in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, after party leaders ...
Apr 26, 2023 House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) walks following a closed door meeting on Captiol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 26, 2023. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
Xi holds first talks with Zelenskiy since Russia's invasion of Ukraine
KYIV/BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke to Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy by telephone on Wednesday for the first time since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, fulfilling a longstanding g...
Apr 26, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a joint news briefing with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki after an overview of polish made Rosomak armoured personnel carriers in Warsaw, Poland April 5, 2023. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS
Former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson formally announces White House bid
(Reuters) - Former Republican Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson formally launched his 2024 presidential bid on Wednesday, in a speech that portrayed himself as a more moderate alternative to party fron...
Apr 26, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson speaks at the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition Spring Kick-off in West Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. April 22, 2023. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
UPDATE: Disney sues Florida's DeSantis over efforts to 'weaponize' government over free speech
UPDATED 1:10 P.M. (Reuters) -Walt Disney Co sued Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis on Wednesday, asking a court to overturn state efforts to control the Walt Disney World theme parks and intens...
Apr 26, 2023 FILE PHOTO: People gather at the Magic Kingdom theme park before the "Festival of Fantasy" parade at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, U.S. July 30, 2022. REUTERS/Octavio Jones/File Photo
South Korea, US set for new collaboration to deter North's nuclear threat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol are expected to agree on Wednesday to deepen collaboration to deter nuclear escalation by North Korea amid anxiety ...
Apr 26, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol stand on stage together during an official White House State Arrival Ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S. April 26, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
U.S. confirms second American death in Sudan, seeks extended ceasefire
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A second American has died in Sudan, the White House said on Wednesday, adding that it was helping a small number of U.S. citizens seeking to leave the country amid ongoing clash...
Apr 26, 2023 Smoke rises from the tarmac of Khartoum International Airport as a fire burns, in Khartoum, Sudan April 17, 2023 in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. Abdullah Abdel Moneim/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.
McCarthy's debt-ceiling bill tests unity of U.S. House Republicans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives could as early as Wednesday vote on a bill to sharply cut spending for a decade in exchange for a short-term hike in the debt ceiling, though i...
Apr 26, 2023 FILE PHOTO: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and other House Republicans hold a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 20, 2023. REUTERS/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/File Photo
One killed in petroleum plant explosion in Chicago area
LEMONT, Ill. - An explosion at a petroleum plant Tuesday morning in the Chicago area has left at least one person dead. Another person was taken to a hospital in Joliet after the explosion at Seneca P...
Apr 25, 2023 D4E / CC
Biden will veto US House Speaker McCarthy's debt bill if it passed Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - If U.S. President Joe Biden were to be presented with Republican House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy's spending and debt bill, he would veto it, the White House said...
Apr 25, 2023 FILE PHOTO: President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Washington, as Vice President Kamala Harris applauds. Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Pritzker advocates for workers' rights at national trades unions conference
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- While at North America's Building Trades Unions Legislative Conference, Gov. J-B Pritzker spoke about the role that unions play in Illinois' economy. "When I spoke with you four ye...
Apr 25, 2023 (State of Illinois)
