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President Joe Biden (R), joined by Vice President Kamala Harris, speaks during a meeting regarding the debt limit, with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and other congressional leaders in the White House's Oval Office on Tuesday.

Politics & Government

Biden cuts a planned trip short as debt default threat looms

7:11pm May 16, 2023

by Deirdre Walsh

After a White House meeting Tuesday with top congressional leaders on raising the nation's debt limit, President Biden canceled part of an upcoming trip to focus on the debt ceiling talks.

Rep. George Santos departs the U.S. Capitol after a vote on May 11, 2023.

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House Democrat introduces resolution to expel Rep. George Santos from Congress

6:26pm May 16, 2023

by Barbara Sprunt

The measure is expected to fail but will force lawmakers to go on the record about the scandal-plagued New York Republican.

The IRS is working on a plan that would allow taxpayers to file directly with the government online, but tax preparation companies plan stiff opposition.

The IRS is building its own online tax filing system. Tax-prep companies aren't happy

4:27pm May 16, 2023

by Scott Horsley

The IRS is working to develop its own free electronic tax-filing system in a potential challenge to commercial products such as TurboTax. The agency plans a pilot test of the program next year.

An election representative shows a ballot depicting a vote for Kemal Kilicdaroglu at a polling station in Ankara, Turkey, on Sunday.

What Turkey's presidential election could mean for the U.S. and Europe

1:56pm May 16, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Turkey's presidential election is headed to a runoff on May 28. The outcome, in this key NATO nation, has implications for the West. President Biden has said he hopes "whoever wins wins."

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Oregon Republicans' walkouts trigger a new state law on reelection

10:23am May 16, 2023

In Oregon, an ongoing walkout by Republican lawmakers is blocking Democrats' attempts to pass a law that would protect and expand access to reproductive and gender-affirming health care.

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Hundreds of abortion-rights supporters rally outside the North Carolina Legislative Building

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North Carolina GOP to attempt swift override of governor's abortion veto

9:07am May 16, 2023

by Gary Robertson and Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press

North Carolina’s Republican-controlled legislature on Tuesday will attempt to quickly override the governor’s veto of legislation banning nearly all abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy in a consequential test of unity for the party's recently attained supermajority.

North Carolina state Sen. Brent Jackson, R-Sampson speaks at a Legislative Building news conference

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North Carolina Senate unveils state budget with deeper tax cuts, lower raises than House proposal

9:00am May 16, 2023

by Gary Robertson, Associated Press

North Carolina Senate Republicans revealed their proposed two-year state government budget proposal Monday, one that would further reduce personal income taxes but offer less generous pay raises for workers compared to what their House counterparts sought.

New York Times chairman and publisher A.G. Sulzberger, shown above, on Monday called for journalists to operate independent of government pressure, corporate influence, partisan agenda - and personal ideology.

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The New York Times' Sulzberger warns reporters of 'blind spots and echo chambers'

8:50am May 16, 2023

by David Folkenflik

In recent years, social justice movements have affected U.S. newsrooms. In a 12,000-word essay, New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger argues journalism must be free of personal ideology.

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Morning news brief

8:45am May 16, 2023

Congress takes a closer look at regulations on artificial intelligence. Report shows the importance of religion in Americans' lives is on the decline. Philadelphia holds a mayoral primary election.

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Debt ceiling talks to resume between Biden and top congressional leaders

7:29am May 16, 2023

This second discussion comes as the U.S. is quickly approaching the deadline by which the Department of Treasury believes the federal government will run out of money to pay its bills.