The Latest Breaking News on US Politics

Helen Ubiñas: Puerto Ricans are US citizens. This is a recording.

Stop me if you've heard this one: A Puerto Rican walks into (the U.S. Supreme Court, a Republican National Convention, a Hertz rental office ...) and is made to feel as though they aren't a U.S. citizen.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · May 23, 2023

Editorial: IRS wants to branch out

All the new funding that congressional Democrats and President Joe Biden showered on the IRS has the tax agency thinking big. That should worry taxpayers.

Tribune News Service · May 23, 2023

Are US prescription drug prices 10 times those of other nations? Only sometimes

“We pay by far the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs, in some cases 10 times more than the people of any other country.”

Tribune News Service · May 23, 2023

College student who tracked Elon Musk’s private jet is now following Ron DeSantis

‘Well, you know Ron DeSantis is becoming more and more of a public figure in that he might run for the White House’

The Independent UK · May 23, 2023

Nebraska lawmakers block photos of ‘clearly ill’ senator brought from hospital to ensure votes to ban abortion

State senator Julia Slama says she is recovering from serious illness while casting decisive vote to restrict abortion and trans healthcare

The Independent UK · May 23, 2023

Kari Lake suffers final defeat in bid to overturn Arizona governor’s race that she lost

A judge has rejected Kari Lake’s remaining legal claim challenging her loss in the race for Arizona governor

The Independent UK · May 23, 2023

McCarthy: No deal yet, but debt limit meeting ‘productive’

WASHINGTON — Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he and President Joe Biden on Monday had their best meeting yet on how to lift the statutory debt limit but that “there’s nothing agreed to” in the negotiations.

Tribune News Service · May 23, 2023

Biden-McCarthy debt talk ends with optimism, but without a deal

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy remained without a deal on the debt limit Monday night after another round of talks, though they called their discussions productive and vowed to keep negotiating to avert a catastrophic U.S. default.

Tribune News Service · May 23, 2023

Future of university tenure in Texas likely will be decided in last-minute negotiations

The Texas Senate wants to ban tenure. The House gave initial approval Monday to a bill that would instead enshrine tenure policies in state law. After final passage, the two chambers have a week left to come to a compromise.

The Texas Tribune · May 23, 2023

Debt ceiling explained: Why it’s a struggle in Washington and how the impasse could end

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says his team and the White House have had ‘productive’ discussions to avert a default on U.S. debt days before the June 1 deadline.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 23, 2023