US World Bank nominee Banga set for vote on Wednesday after 4-hour interview
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The World Bank’s 25-member executive board is set to vote on the U.S. nominee to run the…
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US lawmakers dig into partisan corners as debt ceiling default looms
By David Morgan and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers responded to news that the federal government could be…
QUOTES – US Treasury’s new June 1 debt ceiling X-date
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a letter to Congress that the agency may be unable…
Schumer sets expedited process to consider clean debt ceiling suspension
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Monday set in motion an expedited process for the chamber…
French police clash with black-clad anarchists during May Day rallies
By Clotaire Achi and Stephane Mahe PARIS (Reuters) -French police clashed with hundreds of black-clad anarchists in Paris and other…
Sudan conflict could prompt 800,000 people to flee, UN says
By El Tayeb Siddig and Nafisa Eltahir KHARTOUM (Reuters) -The United Nations warned on Monday that the conflict in Sudan…
Florida board picked by DeSantis countersues Disney
By Dawn Chmielewski and Tom Hals (Reuters) – A district board appointed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to oversee development…
Biden called McCarthy to set May 9 debt limit talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden called House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and other top congressional leaders to invite them…
White House considers two key nominations at the Fed -NYT
(Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden is likely to nominate current Federal Reserve Governor Philip Jefferson to be the central bank’s…
Texas man accused of killing five neighbors was deported four times
By Ted Hesson and Rich McKay (Reuters) – A Texas man accused of killing five neighbors after being asked to…