Debt limit X-date could still crash Congress’ summer break
May 12 By CAITLIN EMMA and JENNIFER SCHOLTES If the U.S. government doesn’t run out of borrowing power by mid-June, the nation probably won’t risk breaching the debt limit until “at least the end of July,” Congress’ nonpartisan budget office said Friday. That longer-range scenario…
Don’t isolate China, Brussels tells EU capitals
May 11 BY STUART LAU, JACOPO BARIGAZZI AND SUZANNE LYNCH The EU’s high command is calling on European governments to keep talking to China amid deepening tensions between Washington and Beijing. The European Union’s diplomatic arm wants member countries to “be prepared” for a potentially…
Congress Eyes New Rules for Tech: What’s Under Consideration
May 08 By Sean Maguire Should TikTok be banned? Should younger children be prevented from engaging with social media? Can the government make sure private information is secure? What about brand new artificial intelligence interfaces? Or should users be regulating themselves, leaving the government out…
Ukraine Farmers Surrounded by Risks, From Mines to Logistics
May 07 By Lauren Camera A grassy lane rutted with tire tracks leads to Volodymyr Zaiets’ farm in southern Ukraine. He is careful, driving only within those shallow grooves — veering away might cost him his life in the field dotted with explosive mines. Weeds…
Maryland Judges Question Jurisdiction of Digital Ad Tax Case
May 05 By Kaia Hubbard Attorneys debated the proper jurisdiction for settling a legal challenge to the first-in-the-nation tax on digital advertising during arguments before Maryland’s highest court on Friday. Meanwhile, an attorney for the state appeared to surprise judges when she said Maryland has…
ANALYSIS OF FACTS AND MYTHS OF THE AMERICAN LEND-LEASE PROGRAM
May 03 By Julia O’Malley The quote from the pre-war Soviet comedy “Volga-Volga” was not accidentally taken into the headline by the author. According to the memoirs of the Secretary of the Union of Cinematographers of the USSR G. Maryamov, in 1942 Joseph Stalin presented…
This Week: All Eyes On Senate Amid Debt Ceiling Impasse
May 01 By Kaia Hubbard The House is out this week on the heels of a key victory for Speaker Kevin McCarthy in the debt limit fight, as Republicans in the lower chamber narrowly approved legislation last week that would raise the debt ceiling while…
Pence Testifies Before Grand Jury Probing Trump’s Role in Jan. 6
April 28 By Claire Hansen Former Vice President Mike Pence reportedly testified on Thursday before a grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump and others for their efforts to subvert the results of the 2020 election. Pence’s testimony marks another extraordinary development in the slate…
Dunleavy’s ‘parental rights’ bill clears first committee hurdle with major changes
April 26 By Iris Samuels A bill proposed by Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy to limit sexual education passed its first legislative hurdle on Wednesday, after lawmakers significantly amended the bill. The measure, which garnered widespread opposition from LGBTQ rights advocates, was originally written by the…
Debt Ceiling Fight Marks Week Ahead in Politics
April 24 By Kaia Hubbard The latest phase of the debt ceiling fight comes to a head this week as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy looks to wrangle the votes for legislation raising the debt limit and slashing spending as a standoff between the GOP and…