White House says Biden is fine after tripping on stage at Air Force Academy commencement
President Joe Biden tripped on a sandbag and fell as he completed handing out diplomas at the US Air Force Academy commencement in Colorado on Thursday.
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Top Democrats say Biden should make this year's 'craziness' the last debt limit fight ever
Even as Joe Biden appears to have pushed off reaching the next debt limit until 2025, top Democrats on Capitol Hill say what he really needs to do is what he should have done last fall: Come out in favor of a drastic change to strip Congress of this power forever.
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Senate passes bill to block Biden's student loan forgiveness program
Both the Senate and the House have now passed a bill to block President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness program, which promises to cancel up to $20,000 of debt for millions of borrowers but has been held up by courts.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. emphasizes the importance of a democratic election and hits DNC in speech to New Hampshire Senate
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the environmental lawyer and anti-vaccine activist who launched his 2024 presidential bid earlier this year, discussed the importance of a democratic election and critiqued the Democratic National Committee over the push to change the presidential nominating calendar in a Thursday address to the New Hampshire Senate.
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Biden administration imposes sanctions and visa restrictions in response to ongoing Sudan violence
The Biden administration on Thursday imposed financial sanctions and visa restrictions in response to the ongoing violence in Sudan.
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Oath Keepers member who sped to Capitol on a golf cart gets more than four years in prison
An Oath Keeper who acted as part of a security detail on January 6 for Roger Stone before rushing to join the riot at the Capitol was sentenced to more than four years in prison Thursday for seditious conspiracy.
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US sanctions Iranian officials accused of plotting assassinations abroad including against Bolton and Pompeo
The Biden administration on Thursday imposed sanctions on Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps officials accused of plotting assassinations abroad, including against former national security adviser John Bolton and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
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Supreme Court sides with cement mixing company over striking workers in latest blow to unions
The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with a cement mixing company that seeks to bypass federal labor law and sue a union in state court for the destruction of property caused by striking workers.
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US defense secretary says ongoing lack of communication with China could lead to incident that could 'spiral out of control'
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said it was "unfortunate" China declined a US offer to speak at a defense summit this week in Singapore and that the ongoing lack of communication could result in "an incident that could very, very quickly spiral out of control."
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Senate races to avert default but vote timing unclear for debt limit bill
Senators are racing the clock to pass a bill to to suspend the nation's debt limit through January 1, 2025 -- but it's not yet clear when a final vote will take place as the threat of default looms.
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'You're wrong': McCarthy answers his critics as he faces blowback from GOP hardliners
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer in February made a bold prediction about the GOP and the debt ceiling, asserting: "We don't believe they have a plan that can pass with Republican votes in the House."
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Trump has a history of saying on tape things he may regret
Former President Donald Trump's history of making inappropriate or questionable comments on tape got another chapter on Wednesday with fresh revelations from his post-White House life.
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