Donald Trump picks Susie Wiles as his White House chief of staff WEST PALM BEACH: President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday announced that Susie Wiles, one of his two campaign... Published 08 Nov, 2024 10:54am
World US House passes spending bill to avert government shutdown WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a temporary spending bill that would avert a... Published 15 Nov, 2023 10:25am
World US House to vote Tuesday in struggle to elect speaker WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives, paralyzed for the past two weeks amid a leadership fight among... Published 16 Oct, 2023 12:48am
World US House Republicans try again to pick new leader WASHINGTON: Republicans in the US House of Representatives on Friday aimed to pick another candidate to lead the... Published 14 Oct, 2023 05:32am
World Republicans nominate Scalise to replace ousted speaker McCarthy WASHINGTON: Republicans who control the US House of Representatives on Wednesday nominated Steve Scalise to serve as... Published 12 Oct, 2023 05:57am
World Two US House Republicans expected to make pitch for speaker’s gavel WASHINGTON: US House of Representatives Republicans expect to hear pitches from at least two colleagues on Tuesday... Published 11 Oct, 2023 03:10am
World US public support declines for arming Ukraine: polls WASHINGTON: Support is falling among Americans of both major political parties for supplying Ukraine with weapons, a... Published 06 Oct, 2023 03:03am
World Republican hardliners oust US House speaker in historic vote WASHINGTON: Kevin McCarthy was axed Tuesday as speaker of the US House of Representatives in a brutal, historic... Published 05 Oct, 2023 06:23am
World Top US Republican fights right-wing threat to leadership WASHINGTON: US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faced ever-dwindling chances of political survival Tuesday after... Published 04 Oct, 2023 06:20am
Print US Congress averts govt shutdown WASHINGTON: The US Congress passed a stopgap funding bill late on Saturday with overwhelming Democratic support... Updated 02 Oct, 2023 08:46am
World US House speaker's future remains in jeopardy following shutdown deal WASHINGTON: The future of Republican US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy looked in serious jeopardy Sunday, with... Published 01 Oct, 2023 11:53pm
World US government hours from shutdown, as lawmakers scrabble for solutions WASHINGTON: With the US government just hours from shutting down on Saturday, Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy... Published 30 Sep, 2023 10:07pm
World Shutdown looms as US Senate, House advance separate spending plans WASHINGTON: The US Senate and House on Thursday were due to push ahead with conflicting government funding plans,... Published 29 Sep, 2023 06:24am
World Top House Republican orders Biden impeachment inquiry WASHINGTON: Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, bowing to pressure from his party’s hard right, gave the... Published 13 Sep, 2023 06:17am
Opinion Fed doublespeak Traders with long US equity and long dollar positions that laughed all the way to the bank after the Fed’s latest... Updated 03 Aug, 2023 06:34am
World Biden lauds ‘crisis averted’ with debt ceiling deal in first Oval Office address WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden declared a “crisis averted” on Friday in his first address from the White... Published 05 Jun, 2023 03:27am
World US House votes to avert default, setting up Senate showdown WASHINGTON: US lawmakers voted Wednesday to raise the national borrowing limit as a crucial first step to averting a... Published 02 Jun, 2023 03:56am
Markets Nasdaq boosted by Nvidia, cautious on debt deal NEW YORK: The Nasdaq led gains among Wall Street’s main indexes on Tuesday, boosted by shares of Nvidia, amid... Published 31 May, 2023 03:57am
World US debt ceiling deal faces its first test in Congress, amid right-wing pushback WASHINGTON: Right-wing Republicans said on Tuesday they oppose a bipartisan deal to raise the $31.4 trillion U.S.... Published 30 May, 2023 10:35pm
Markets Tokyo stocks close higher on US debt deal TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed higher Monday, with investors cheered by signs of a breakthrough in US debt ceiling... Published 30 May, 2023 03:37am
Markets Oil dips as rate hike bets offset US debt deal HOUSTON: Oil prices slipped on Monday, as worries over further interest rate hikes that could curb energy demand... Published 30 May, 2023 03:37am
Business & Finance Dollar nudges lower LONDON: The dollar nudged down on Monday, pulling back from six-month peaks against the yen as a US debt ceiling ... Published 30 May, 2023 03:37am
Markets Wall Street surges on optimism about debt ceiling talks NEW YORK: Wall Street jumped on Friday following progress in negotiations on raising the US debt ceiling, while chip... Published 29 May, 2023 04:27am
Business & Finance Republicans, Biden reach debt ceiling deal WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden and Republican leader Kevin McCarthy announced a deal Saturday to raise the debt... Updated 29 May, 2023 08:54am
World US debt default would impact military readiness, morale: top US general WASHINGTON: A debt default would deal significant, unambiguous damage to US national security, negatively impacting... Published 25 May, 2023 10:58pm
World Biden, McCarthy meeting ends with no deal on debt ceiling WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy could not reach an agreement Monday on how to raise... Published 23 May, 2023 09:32am
World Debt deal must be able to win Democratic votes, White House says WASHINGTON: Any debt ceiling solution must be able to secure Democratic votes, not just House Republican's far-right... Published 22 May, 2023 11:02pm
World Biden, McCarthy to talk US debt ceiling with deadline 10 days away WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy will meet on Monday to discuss... Published 22 May, 2023 10:49pm
World Biden and McCarthy to meet on Monday as debt ceiling talks resume WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden and House Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy will meet to discuss the debt ceiling... Published 22 May, 2023 10:11am
Markets Dollar on defensive after dovish Powell, debt ceiling setback TOKYO: The dollar nursed losses against the yen and euro on Monday following a surprise breakdown in US debt ceiling... Published 22 May, 2023 09:22am