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0529 Today in History

An “agreement in principle” between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy would raise the nation’s legal debt ceiling, but now Congress has only days to approve a package that includes spending cuts and would avert a potentially disastro…

Right-wing populist Javier Milei gains support in Argentina by blasting ‘political caste’. He believes selling human organs should be legal, climate change is a “socialist lie,” sex education is a ploy to destroy the family and that the Central Bank sh…

Voters in Turkey returned to the polls on Sunday in a presidential runoff to choose between two candidates, each of whom is vowing to take the country in a very different direction.

Race has emerged as a central issue in the 2024 presidential election as the Republican Party fields one of its most racially diverse primary slates in history. GOP presidential contender Vivek Ramaswamy recently visited Chicago’s South Side to talk wi…

U.S. President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached an “agreement in principle” to raise the nation’s legal debt ceiling, but now Congress must rush to approve the spending cuts package in a matter of days to avert a potentially disastrou…

Texas’ GOP-led House of Representatives impeached state Attorney General Ken Paxton on Saturday on articles including bribery and abuse of public trust. (May 27)

Here’s the latest for Saturday, May 27th: McCarthy says negotiators are ‘closer to an agreement’ on debt crisis; Texas House launches historic impeachment proceedings; Man opens emergency door on South Korea flight; VP Harris gives commencement speech …

0528 Today in History

Vice President Kamala Harris, the first woman to deliver a commencement speech at West Point, lauded graduating cadets Saturday for their noble sacrifice in serving their country but noted they were entering an “unsettled world.” (May 27)
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