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June 1, 2023 at 11:40 am

New federal proposal aims to stop racial bias in formulas used to value homes

Vice President Kamala Harris says federal agencies are taking new steps to stop racial discrimination in appraising home values by proposing a rule intended to...

Business

May 30, 2023 at 12:35 pm

Debt limit deal is in place, but budget deficit is still a multi-decade challenge for US government

Even with new spending restraints included in the congressional debt limit deal, the U.S. government’s deficits are still on course to keep climbing to record...

May 25, 2023 at 10:01 am

Sports no sure respite from politics when title-winning athletes visit the White House VIEW

Politics and sports go together like baseball and apple pie.

May 21, 2023 at 3:17 am

On debt ceiling, Biden, McCarthy to meet Monday as negotiators ‘keep working’ to resolve standoff VIEW

Another round of debt talks has wrapped up at the U.S. Capitol.

Business

May 20, 2023 at 10:13 am

Biden, McCarthy to speak on debt limit; talks stalled as Republicans seek deep spending cuts

President Joe Biden planned on Sunday to speak directly with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, hoping to salvage talks to raise the debt limit that have...

Business

May 20, 2023 at 12:14 am

Biden aims to reassure world on US debt standoff as he consults with Indo-Pacific leaders VIEW

President Joe Biden tried to reassure world leaders meeting in Japan on Saturday that the U.S. would not default.

Business

May 19, 2023 at 8:40 pm

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy at center of last day of high-level diplomacy as G7 looks to punish Russia VIEW

World leaders ratcheted up pressure Sunday on Russia for its war against Ukraine, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the center of a swirl of...

Nation & World

May 17, 2023 at 9:31 pm

Biden to consult with Japan’s Kishida ahead of Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima VIEW

President Joe Biden is in Japan for global diplomacy in a nation that has already tightened its economic and national security alliance with the U.S....

Business

May 17, 2023 at 11:20 am

Biden says there’s ‘work to do’ on global stage as he heads to Japan; US debt limit standoff looms VIEW

President Joe Biden said Wednesday there’s “work to do” on the global stage as he headed to Japan to consult with allies on Russia’s invasion...

May 14, 2023 at 9:04 pm

Biden, India’s Modi out to deepen their bonds, but geopolitical friendships have their limits VIEW

President Joe Biden has made it a mission for the U.S. to build friendships overseas — and the next few weeks will offer a vivid...