WASHINGTON (AP) — Work requirements for federal food aid recipients have emerged as a final sticking point in negotiations over the looming debt crisis, even as President Joe Biden said Friday that an agreement was “very close”. Biden’s optimism came as the deadline for a potentially catastrophic default was pushed back to June 5 and … Read more
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A longtime Republican lawmaker in rural Louisiana is facing a national backlash after his breakthrough vote to kill a bill that would ban gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth in the state. State Sen. Fred Mills told The Associated Press on Friday that he stands by his decision. But state … Read more
WASHINGTON – The United States has four more days to avoid defaulting on its debt. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday provided an updated timeline for when the government could run out of money, saying her projection is now by June 5 based on the most recent data if the Congress does not raise or … Read more
New York prosecutors have told Donald Trump’s attorneys that evidence in their silence case against the former president includes an audio recording of him and a witness, according to a filing released Friday. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office made the disclosure in a filing this week called the Autodiscover Form and said the evidence … Read more
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) and Donald Trump, both declared candidates for the 2024 presidential election, battle with each other over how each has handled the COVID-19 pandemic. Although most critics of Trump’s actions during the pandemic have accused him of undermining public health advice, downplaying the severity of the disease and pushing a litany … Read more
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Mississippi could have a Democratic primary for governor in August because a judge ruled Friday that the party wrongfully excluded a candidate from the ballot. The state’s Democratic Party immediately filed a notice saying it will ask the Mississippi Supreme Court to overturn the judge’s ruling on Bob Hickingbottom’s candidacy. “I … Read more
WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced Friday that the United States will run out of money to meet its obligations on June 5, giving President Joe Biden and Republican lawmakers more time to reach agreement on a budget deal that will raises the debt ceiling. “Based on the most recent data available, we now … Read more
Prosecutors in former President Donald Trump’s Manhattan criminal case have provided his attorneys with a recording of Trump and a witness, whose identity has not been released, according to a document released Friday by the desk. The document, called an Autodiscover form, outlines the nature of the charges against a defendant and a broad outline … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Congress on Friday that the United States could default on its debt obligations by June 5 — four days later than expected — if lawmakers don’t. not act in time to raise the federal debt ceiling. Yellen’s letter comes as Congress recesses for a long Memorial Day … Read more
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday extended the deadline for raising the federal debt ceiling, saying the government would default if Congress did not raise the country’s debt ceiling to $31.4 trillion by June 5. Yellen previously said a default could occur as early as June 1. The extension gives White … Read more