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Top Dems debt limit playbook leaks

House Democrats are privately seething at President Joe Biden’s rhetoric on the debt limit and said House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s messaging is winning… but they’re still going to follow a leaked playbook to try and sell the deal to their constituents. In fact, the Democrats have publicly adopted Biden’s exact… Read More

Memorial Day mass shooting leaves 9 injured in Florida

Nine people were injured when gunfire erupted along a beachside promenade in Hollywood, Florida, sending people frantically running for cover along the crowded beach on Memorial Day. The nine people hurt Monday evening included six adults and three children, according to Yanet Obarrio Sanchez, a spokesperson for Memorial Healthcare System…. Read More

Raccoon euthanized after customers kiss it at pet store

A raccoon in Maine was euthanized and tested for rabies after a woman brought it into a pet store for a nail trim and some customers kissed it, state wildlife authorities said. The raccoon tested negative for the disease, and there is no rabies risk to the public, Maine Department… Read More

Video: Bear eats 60 cupcakes at Connecticut bakery, scares bakers

A hungry black bear barged into the garage of a Connecticut bakery, scared several employees and helped itself to 60 cupcakes before ambling away. Workers at Taste by Spellbound in the town of Avon were loading cakes into a van for delivery on Wednesday when the bear showed up. There… Read More

Video: Bumblin’ Joe Biden does… what now?

President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met Thursday to try and showcase the power of the United States in the Pacific to a growing threat from China. Predictably, Biden walked the wrong way onstage. That’s a literal stage, not just our nation’s place on the world stage…. Read More

Joe Biden flees D.C. to the dismay of House Dems

With the U.S. debt crisis deadline looming next week, President Joe Biden is leaving Washington, D.C., on Friday to spend Memorial Day weekend kicking his feet up. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., has been asking Biden to negotiate… and some House Democrats are privately expressing “disbelief” at Biden’s decision to… Read More

U.S. cities fear a second, smaller mpox wave this summer

The mpox health emergency has ended, but U.S. health officials are aiming to prevent a repeat of last year’s outbreaks. Mpox infections exploded early in the summer of 2022 in the wake of Pride gatherings. More than 30,000 U.S. cases were reported last year, most of them spread during sexual… Read More

Republicans to impeach Attorney General as soon as Friday

Last year, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton found himself at a career peak. He had just survived a primary election against former Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush, a member of a political dynasty. Now, Paxton finds himself on the brink of impeachment, and a GOP-led panel is heading the… Read More

Debt default ‘X-date’ calculations abound amid debt limit talks

For all the concern over just when the government might run short of money to pay its bills, it turns out that no one, not even the U.S. treasury secretary, can be absolutely sure exactly when the country faces a potential default — what officials are calling the “X-date.” Calculating… Read More