
Here's how the 14th Amendment factors into the debt ceiling debate
As the stalemate over addressing the debt ceiling continues and the threat of default looms larger, President Joe Biden has resurfaced the controversial idea of using the 14th Amendment as a way to lift the borrowing cap without Congress.
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Why we don't entirely know what would come after a US debt default
The warnings about a US debt default are earnest and urgent. And yet, the specifics of when the US will cross the so-called X-date -- when the country could default -- and what will happen in the immediate aftermath are maddeningly vague.
1970-01-01 08:00

DeSantis nears presidential campaign launch far from peak popularity but signaling a new readiness to take on Trump
Once seen as ascending toward a presidential campaign with momentum in his favor, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis finds himself on the cusp of an announcement that many of his supporters wished was already behind him.
1970-01-01 08:00

Special counsel John Durham concludes FBI never should have launched full Trump-Russia probe
Special counsel John Durham concluded that the FBI should never have launched a full investigation into connections between Donald Trump's campaign and Russia during the 2016 election, according to a report compiled over three years by the Trump-administration appointee and released on Monday.
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Durham interviewed Hillary Clinton on alleged plan to tie Trump to Russia, found no 'provable criminal offense'
Clinton expressed sympathy for investigators, calling the questions, "really sad," adding, "I get it, you have to go down every rabbit hole."
1970-01-01 08:00

Republican governors call for withdrawal of proposed Title IX rule changes around transgender student athletes
A group of 25 Republican governors called on the Biden administration Friday to withdraw or delay recently proposed rule changes to Title IX that could prevent states from enforcing anti-transgender sports bans.
1970-01-01 08:00

South Carolina governor calls state legislature back for 6-week abortion ban bill, other issues
South Carolina's Republican Gov. Henry McMaster has called the state legislature back for a special session Tuesday to continue to work on a bill that would ban most abortions as early as six weeks and other legislation.
1970-01-01 08:00

Biden facing political pressures from both parties over handling of migration challenge
President Joe Biden is coming under sustained pressure from both sides of the aisle over the administration's handling of the expiration of Title 42, the controversial Trump-era pandemic public health restriction that became a key tool to turn back migrants at the US-Mexico border.
1970-01-01 08:00

US bolstering defense posture in the Persian Gulf after Iran seized two merchant ships in recent weeks
The US will bolster its defensive posture with heightened patrols in the Persian Gulf after destabilizing actions by Iran this past month to interfere with and seize commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz and other strategic waterways, according to a US National Security Council spokesperson.
1970-01-01 08:00

What to know about Florida's challenge to the immigration parole policy
A federal judge late Thursday night temporarily blocked one of the Biden's administration's key tools to try to manage the number of migrants in US Customs and Border Protection custody.
1970-01-01 08:00

Unaccompanied Honduran migrant teen dies while under Office of Refugee Resettlement care
An unaccompanied Honduran teen housed at a Florida shelter died Wednesday while under the care of the US Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Refugee Resettlement, according to a congressional notice obtained by CNN on Friday.
1970-01-01 08:00

Kentucky GOP governor primary tests Trump's influence ahead of 2024
Republicans in Kentucky will decide their nominee for governor on Tuesday in the party's first major primary since last year's midterm elections -- and one with implications for the 2024 GOP presidential race and the battle for Senate control.
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