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After a pause, debt-limit talks to resume today as US default deadline nears
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will meet in person on Monday as the government races against a looming deadline to raise…
Mccarthy: Debt ceiling: Kevin McCarthy wins 1st round, Joe Biden eyes long game
WASHINGTON: Speaker Kevin McCarthy surprised Washington when he showed he could unite the House‘s raucous Republican majority to pass a sweeping package to raise the…
Speaker Mccarthy: Speaker McCarthy: 100 days in power and a tough road ahead
WASHINGTON: When Rep. Kevin McCarthy emerged from a messy 15-ballot election and ascended to House speaker, he was emboldened rather than chastened by the fight,…
Taiwan: China ends Taiwan war games aimed at ‘sealing off’ island
PINGTAN: China declared it had “successfully completed” three days of war games around Taiwan on Monday, after it deployed dozens of aircraft to launch simulated…
Taiwan: China announces drills around Taiwan after US Speaker meeting
BEIJING: China will hold three days of military exercises around Taiwan from Saturday, the People’s Liberation Army’s Eastern Theatre Command announced, the day after Taiwan…
Taiwan: China deploys warships near Taiwan after Tsai-McCarthy meeting
TAIPEI: China deployed warships through waters around Taiwan on Thursday as it vowed a “firm and forceful” response to the island’s president meeting US House…
Taiwan: Democracy is under threat: Taiwan’s President in joint remarks
CALIFORNIA: Democracy is under threat, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said on Wednesday (local time) and added that the urgency of “keeping the beacon of freedom…
China warns US House Speaker not to meet Taiwan president
BEIJING: China warned U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday not to “repeat disastrous past mistakes” and meet Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, saying it would…
Intensity and insults rise as lawmakers debate debt ceiling
WASHINGTON: Fights over increasing the nation’s borrowing authority have been contentious in Congress, yet follow a familiar pattern: Time and again, lawmakers found a way…
Mcconnell: Top US Senate Republican Mitch McConnell hospitalised after fall
WASHINGTON: US Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell has been hospitalized after tripping and falling at a hotel in Washington on Wednesday, his spokesperson said in…