Biden and McCarthy tasked a handful of representatives to try and close out a final deal, with negotiations beginning late Tuesday.
Erica Nitschke
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DeSantis signs bills targeting drag shows, pronouns, bathroom use and transgender children
Florida is banning gender affirming care for minors among a series of anti-LGBTQ+ bills signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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Supreme Court won’t put Illinois gun law on hold while court challenge continues
The case before the court involves a state law enacted in January that bans the sale of a series of guns including the AR-15 and AK-47.
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The likelihood that Earth briefly hits key warming threshold grows bigger and closer, UN forecasts
The United Nations’ weather agency says there’s a two-out-of-three chance that the world will reach the internationally accepted global temperature threshold for limiting the worst effects of climate change sometime in the next five years.
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Prince Harry, Meghan make getaway in taxi while pursued by photographers
The couple’s office says they were pursued in their car first, and called the incident ‘near catastrophic,’ and said it ‘resulted in multiple near collisions involving other drivers on the road, pedestrians and two NYPD officers.’
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Ecuadorian president puts end to impeachment proceedings against him by dissolving National Assembly
Lasso was elected in 2021 and has clashed from the start with a strong opposition in the 137-member National Assembly.
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Executives blame panicked depositors for bank failures, but senators blame them
A number of senators faulted the heads for failing to guard against the impact of rising interest rates.
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Salman Rushdie warns free expression under threat in rare public address after attack
Rushdie delivered a video message to the British Book Awards, where he was awarded the Freedom to Publish award.
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Ukraine says it downed Russian hypersonic missiles during ‘exceptional’ air attack on Kyiv
It was the eighth time this month that Russian air raids had targeted the capital.
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McCarthy says debt ceiling deal possible this week as Biden cuts short upcoming foreign trip
The president and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are trying to strike a budget deal before the U.S. Treasury runs out of cash to keep paying the nation’s bills, which could occur as soon as June 1.