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The Latest Breaking News from Joe Biden

Congress braces for grueling week as debt deadline nears

"I think we all know we're going to have to have our schedules in pencil."

Axios

Who is Tim Scott? 5 things to know about the newest 2024 GOP presidential candidate

As Sen. Tim Scott enters the 2024 GOP presidential field, he will be eager to introduce himself to voters who might not know much about him

The Independent UK

Lisa Jarvis: How to solve America’s drug shortage problem

Drug shortages in the US are forcing physicians and the public to scramble for access to vital medicines. While the problem isn’t new, the number of products in scarce supply is nearing an all-time high — and could get worse as generic drug makers pare back on the breadth of…

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Editorial: IRS wants to branch out

All the new funding that congressional Democrats and President Joe Biden showered on the IRS has the tax agency thinking big. That should worry taxpayers.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: The 'vetting' of migrants at the border shouldn’t make you feel safe

Amid all the confusion at our border, at least one question with national security and public safety implications has gone almost entirely unexamined: We’re told that those who enter our country illegally are “vetted” before they’re released into our communities, but what does this mean?

Tribune News Service

AP News Digest 3:40 am

Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EDT. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan.

The Independent UK

Asian stocks fall after more US debt talks fail to break impasse

Asian stock markets are lower after more negotiations in Washington on government debt failed to yield a deal to avoid a potentially jarring default

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PM stresses importance of resolving US debt ceiling

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has warned of the ramifications of a failure to lift the US debt ceiling as political leaders inch closer to a last-minute deal.

AAP

McCarthy: No deal yet, but debt limit meeting ‘productive’

WASHINGTON — Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he and President Joe Biden on Monday had their best meeting yet on how to lift the statutory debt limit but that “there’s nothing agreed to” in the negotiations.

Tribune News Service

Biden-McCarthy debt talk ends with optimism, but without a deal

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy remained without a deal on the debt limit Monday night after another round of talks, though they called their discussions productive and vowed to keep negotiating to avert a catastrophic U.S. default.

Tribune News Service

President Biden announces new FCC nominee to fill long-vacant commissioner seat

President Biden announced Anna M. Gomez as his nominee for FCC commissioner.

Android Central

Debt ceiling explained: Why it’s a struggle in Washington and how the impasse could end

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says his team and the White House have had ‘productive’ discussions to avert a default on U.S. debt days before the June 1 deadline.

Chicago Sun-Times

Biden and McCarthy hold debt ceiling talks but no deal yet as deadline looms

Republican speaker says he and president had ‘productive’ discussion but that ‘the time of just spending more money is wrong’

The Guardian - US

Biden and McCarthy resume talks as US debt ceiling deadline looms

Their meeting comes as US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen issues third letter in three weeks, warning of a June default.

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The Independent UK

Biden's shift on F-16s for Ukraine came after months of internal debate

President Joe Biden’s decision to allow allies to train Ukrainian forces on how to operate F-16 fighter jets — and eventually to provide the aircraft themselves — seemed like an abrupt change in position but was in fact one that came after months of internal debate and quiet talks with…

Axios

Biden seals 3 deals in Pacific islands as U.S. competes with China

China's moves in the region spurred Biden to action.

Reason

Deep in the Heart of Galveston

In Texas, there are several single-judge divisions. Over the past few years, I've written about those courts in places like Amarillo, Victoria, Wichita Falls, and Lubbock. But one single-judge division, which is closest to home, has not attracted nearly as much attention. The Galveston Division of the Southern District of…

Miami Herald

In unprecedented move, Cuba will let Russians lease land as the two countries get closer

In a clear signal of their strengthened alliance, Cuba will grant preferential treatment to investors from Russia, allowing them to lease land for 30 years, an unprecedented step in the history of the island’s communist government, a Russian official told Russian business representatives in Havana.

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The Independent UK

Biden ‘optimistic’ about McCarthy negotiations as AOC slams ‘dysfunctional’ debt ceiling system

Just 10 days remain until the US will lose the ability to pay its outstanding bills

ABC News

TWU demands Qantas pay back $2.7 billion pandemic relief as airline sees record annual profit, ASX edges lower on US debt talks — as it happened

The Transport Workers Union is calling on Qantas to repay $2.7 billion in government handouts it got during the COVID-19 pandemic as the airline forecasts what the union calls an "obscene" record annual profit. And the Australian share market runs out of steam as US debt ceiling talks drag on.

Tribune News Service

NY Gov. Hochul joins Mayor Adams in begging Biden to expedite migrant work permits amid calls for NYC to get more state help

NEW YORK — Gov. Kathy Hochul, who has faced criticism lately for not doing enough to help tackle New York City’s migrant crisis, joined Mayor Eric Adams on Monday in begging President Joe Biden to use executive authority to expedite work papers for asylum seekers.

Tribune News Service

Biden, McCarthy have productive talk on debt but no deal yet

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he and President Joe Biden had a productive talk but have not yet reached a deal to avert a catastrophic U.S. debt default.

The Independent UK

Watch: Biden and McCarthy arrive at White House to discuss US debt ceiling as default date looms

Watch live outside the White House as President Joe Biden meets with House SpeakerKevin McCarthy on Monday 22 May, after their first meeting on Sunday to try to break the stalemate over legislation to raise the national debt limit.

Los Angeles Times

Breakthrough Colorado River deal reached, bringing big water cuts for three years

LOS ANGELES — The seven states that depend on the Colorado River announced Monday that they have reached an agreement on cutting water use from the river over the next three years to prevent reservoirs from falling to critically low levels.

Tribune News Service

Former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory is not running for president, but he does have plans for 2024

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Former Gov. Pat McCrory says he’s is tired of your labels.

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