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President Biden and House Speaker McCarthy agree on deal to avoid default. Incumbent wins Turkey's presidential runoff. Ukraine's top commander hints long-awaited counteroffensive is imminent.
Politics & Government
GOP-led Texas House impeaches Republican state Attorney General Ken Paxton
Texas AG Ken Paxton has been suspended from office. He's awaiting a trial in the state Senate after the state House voted to impeach him over allegations of bribery and other misconduct.
Lingering concerns could upend the debt ceiling deal
President Joe Biden has reached a deal with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on raising the debt ceiling. Now, it's up to the Senate and House to approve the deal.
Surveyed U.S. voters express concern for the 'mental fitness' of older politicians
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia's Center for Politics, about voters concerned with the mental fitness of aging politicians in the U.S.
Here are the evolving details of the debt limit agreement
A deal between White House and House Republican negotiators to raise the nation's borrowing limit still must pass Congress.
Texas House votes to impeach state Attorney General Ken Paxton
The Republican-led Texas House of Representatives has voted to impeach Republican state Attorney General Ken Paxton.
Congress has about a week to pass the debt-limit agreement, and avoid default
The White House and House Republican negotiators have agreed in principle to raise the U.S. debt limit and avoid default. The agreement must still pass Congress.
Biden says debt limit deal is a compromise but still protects Democratic priorities
Details of the deal President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have struck to avoid national default are still emerging as the text of the bill is being written.
Biden plans a big push in the elusive state of North Carolina in 2024. Here's why
The Biden campaign plans to try to turn North Carolina blue in 2024. A Democratic candidate hasn't done that since 2008, but a win there would make it easier for Biden in the Electoral College.
White House and GOP reach a deal in principle to stop the nation from defaulting
The leaders' breakthrough comes after weeks of negotiations and a series of on-and-off talks. The U.S. is set to run out of money to pay its loans next month Congress fails to raise the debt ceiling.