By Nandita Bose and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy edged closer to a deal to avoid a looming U.S. debt default Tuesday, as the threat of an economic nightmare prompted Biden to cut short an Asia trip this week. After an hour of talks, McCarthy, the…
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) -Republican voters in Kentucky on Tuesday chose Daniel Cameron, the state’s popular conservative attorney general, to challenge Democratic Governor Andy Beshear, setting up one of the most closely watched elections of the year, according to an early call of the race by the Associated Press. Cameron, who is Black and has…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S.-made Patriot missile defense system being used by Ukraine likely suffered some damage from a Russian strike, two U.S. officials said on Tuesday, adding that it did not appear to have been destroyed. The Patriot system is one of an array of sophisticated air defense units supplied by the West to…
By Patricia Zengerle, Idrees Ali and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Three of U.S. President Joe Biden’s top aides warned on Tuesday that budget cuts would undermine the country’s ability to compete militarily, diplomatically and economically with China, a rare joint appearance in Congress underscoring Washington’s focus on competing with the Asian power. Secretary of State…
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins will resign her post by Friday, her lawyer said on Tuesday, after the prosecutor became the subject of a wide-ranging ethics investigation by the Justice Department inspector general’s office. Rollins, the first Black woman to serve as the top federal prosecutor in Massachusetts, is…
By Sarah N. Lynch, David Shepardson and Karen Freifeld WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday announced charges in five cases involving alleged efforts to steal technology to benefit China, Russia and Iran including a former Apple Inc engineer accused of targeting the company’s technology on autonomous systems, including self-driving cars, and then fleeing…
By Daina Beth Solomon and Jose Luis Gonzalez CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) – After hours of waiting on the U.S. side of the border and hoping the Texas National Guard would let them seek U.S. asylum, a group of 15 migrants crossed a shallow green river back to Mexico, their faces drawn in disappointment. After…
By David Brunnstrom and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The speaker of Taiwan’s parliament praised Japan, South Korea and the Philippines on Tuesday for helping to create a “crescent of defense” with Taiwan and the U.S. against China’s ambitions in the Indo-Pacific region. Speaking in Washington, You Si-kun told the Hudson Institute think tank that…
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) -Ecuador’s National Assembly on Tuesday began an impeachment hearing against President Guillermo Lasso, who could be removed from his post, though the process increases the likelihood he will dissolve the legislature to avoid a final vote. Ninety-two votes from the 137-member assembly are needed to remove Lasso, who opposition politicians…
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Ukraine and Russia will face off before the United Nations’ top court on June 6, when judges will hear Ukraine’s claim that Moscow violated a U.N. treaty by supporting pro-Russian separatists who were identified by a Dutch court as being responsible for the 2014 downing of flight MH17. In November last…
