Around The Country

• What’s in the debt ceiling deal, and why it matters, explainedMay 30, 2023
  US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks to members of the media at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on May 30, 2023. Republican and Democratic leaders scrambled on May 29 to secure congressional support for a bill aimed at avoiding a US debt default. | Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images How the legislation to avert…
• Far-right members, unhappy with debt deal, float threatening McCarthy’s speakershipMay 30, 2023
  Some Freedom Caucus members have floated ousting Speaker Kevin McCarthy over his debt ceiling deal with President Joe Biden, or threatening to.
• Manchin praises debt ceiling deal, predicts passage despite GOP, Dem defectionsMay 30, 2023
  Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said Tuesday he “absolutely” believes the debt ceiling deal struck by President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., will pass with bipartisan support, even though some progressives and conservatives might vote against it. “If you’re looking for reason to be the against something in Washington, you can always find something…
• 2 people could still be in partially collapsed apartment building while 3 others also remain unaccounted for, Iowa mayor says – CNNMay 30, 2023
  2 people could still be in partially collapsed apartment building while 3 others also remain unaccounted for, Iowa mayor says  CNN Watch Live: Davenport, Iowa, officials give update on partial building collapse | CBS News  CBS News Woman rescued 24 hours after Iowa apartment partially collapses  TODAY Opinion: In Davenport building collapse, rescue efforts, full explanation must precede…
• How anti-LGBTQ sentiment is affecting PrideMay 28, 2023
  The 15th annual Miami Beach Pride Parade took place on Sunday, April 16, 2023, in Miami Beach, Florida. | Photo by Sean Drakes/Getty Images Regressive laws, waning corporate allyship, and threats of violence stoke fear and confusion. Repressive social backlash and extreme anti-LGBTQ sentiment are complicating Pride celebrations in the US this year, even potentially…
• Turkey’s Recep Erdogan re-elected after presidential run-off voteMay 28, 2023
  ISTANBUL — Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, won re-election Sunday after seeing the strongest challenge to his 20-year rule.
• McCarthy takes victory lap on debt limit bill as details remain scarce among House membersMay 28, 2023
  Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and his allies boasted the new debt limit agreement will pass, even though details of the actual package still remain scarce among House members as they face a 72-hour time window before an expected vote Wednesday. “This is the biggest set of spending cuts and substantial change from the spending of…