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Schumer doubles down against McCarthy’s ‘dead on arrival’ debt-ceiling proposal

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer accused House Republicans of taking the nation hostage Tuesday, on the eve of passing legislation to avoid default on the national debt by raising the ceiling.

Bidens welcome South Korean president, wife to White House for state visit amid leak tensions

President Biden and first lady Jill Biden welcomed South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife Kim Keon Hee to the White House on Tuesday night for a state visit focused on China's aggression, nuclear tensions in North Korea, and embarrassing U.S. intelligence leaks.

House GOP barrels toward vote Wednesday on key debt-limit bill as divisions spill into open

House Republicans are charging forward with a high-stakes vote on legislation to raise the debt ceiling and cut federal spending, even as internal divisions cast doubt on whether Speaker Kevin McCarthy will be able to keep his narrow majority behind the effort.

Roberts rejects Senate Democrats’ call for testimony on Supreme Court ethics

Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. rejected an invitation by Senate Democrats to testify about the high court's ethics next week. In a six-page letter, he said chief justice testimony is exceedingly rare.

‘Disruptive’ passenger forces Israel-bound United flight back to Newark after 3 hours

A "disruptive" passenger caused a United flight crew to turn a Tel Aviv-bound plane around Sunday, delaying the rest of the passengers for hours, United said.

DeSantis urges ceasefire in Ukraine

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) urged Russia and Ukraine to reach a ceasefire, making the comments during a visit to Japan on a multi-stop international tour.  "You don't want to end up in like a [Battle of] Verdun situation, where you just have mass casualties, mass expense and end up with a stalemate,” DeSantis said in...

Taliban kills mastermind behind 2021 Afghanistan bombing

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Taliban kills suspected Afghan bomb mastermind The August 2021 bombing amid the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan killed 13 American service members and scores of Afghan civilians. © Getty The ISIS-K leader was killed by the Taliban...

Trump is enemy No. 1 as Biden makes it official

President Biden is laser focused on preventing former President Trump from returning to the White House, a message voiced loud and clear in his Tuesday reelection announcement. Facing no formidable primary challengers yet, Biden is taking direct aim at Trump, warning the country — and anxious Democrats — that four more years of Trump is...

Manchin threatens Inflation Reduction Act repeal

Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Manchin escalates feud with Biden, floating climate bill repeal Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) is threatening to support a repeal of the Inflation Reduction Act — legislation he helped craft last year — amid disputes over how...

South Africa, facing Putin arrest warrant, looks to leave ICC

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said his country is prepared to leave the International Criminal Court (ICC), which in March issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin. South Africa has expressed frustration about how the arrest warrant will impact an upcoming BRICS summit in which Putin, Ramaphosa, and the leaders of Brazil, India and...

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