Debt ceiling talks on ‘pause,’ McCarthy’s top negotiator says

by admin | May 19, 2023 | Politics

Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — After optimistic talk from both House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden earlier this week, Rep. Garrett Graves, who is leading debt ceiling talks for House Republicans, said Friday...

Biden tells G-7 leaders he supports joint training for Ukrainians on F-16s

by admin | May 19, 2023 | Politics

Jacques Witt/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Friday informed G-7 leaders meeting in Japan that he will support joint training of Ukrainian fighter pilots on F-16s, which begins the process of fulfilling a repeated request by President Volodymyr...

DC police lieutenant charged with obstruction in Proud Boys probe

by admin | May 19, 2023 | Politics

amphotora/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A D.C. police lieutenant was arrested and charged Friday with obstruction of justice and making false statements over allegations that he leaked information to then-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, who was convicted of...

McCarthy praises debt limit negotiators, but GOP hardliners say talks should stop

by admin | May 18, 2023 | Politics

Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — As House Speaker Kevin McCarthy expressed his most positive view yet on debt ceiling talks, a group of hardline conservatives on Thursday urged Republicans to stop negotiating altogether. McCarthy...

McCaul accepts State Department offer for Congress to review Afghanistan ‘dissent cable’

by admin | May 18, 2023 | Politics

Drew Angerer/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Mike McCaul, R-Texas, accepted the State Department’s latest offer to review a classified communication sent by American diplomats during the final days of the U.S. occupation...