US may default on June 1 without debt ceiling hike; Biden, McCarthy to meet
WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday summoned the four top congressional leaders to the White House next week after the...
Explainer: Looming US debt ceiling fight is starting to worry investors
NEW YORK, April 20 (Reuters) – A debt ceiling fight is looming in the U.S. yet again, giving investors another worry for markets this year....
United States tells citizens: Leave Russia immediately
MOSCOW, Feb 13 (Reuters) – The United States has told its citizens to leave Russia immediately due to the war in Ukraine and the risk...
Splits emerge as U.S. House Republicans demand Biden negotiate on debt limit
WASHINGTON, Jan 25 (Reuters) – Republicans who control the U.S. House of Representatives are divided over how hard a line to take on the debt...
Republicans’ debt plan could cause ‘economic catastrophe’ – White House
WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Republicans’ plan to pay some U.S. debts as they come due but not others is a “recipe for economic catastrophe”...
Crypto crime hits record $20 bln in 2022, report says
LONDON, Jan 12 (Reuters) – Illicit use of cryptocurrencies hit a record $20.1 billion last year as transactions involving companies targeted by U.S. sanctions skyrocketed,...
Biden signs $1.66 trillion FY 2023 government funding bill
CHRISTIANSTED, St. Croix, Dec 29 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a $1.66 trillion bill funding the U.S. government for fiscal year 2023,...
Republican senators propose overhaul of Federal Reserve amid concerns about politics
NEW YORK, Dec 21 (Reuters) – Seven Republican U.S. senators on Wednesday announced a new bill aimed at reshaping the Federal Reserve’s 12 regional banks,...
China calls US ‘destroyer’ of global trading system at WTO
GENEVA, Dec 14 (Reuters) – China accused Washington on Wednesday of using subsidies to prop up national industries and refusing to abide by the rules...
U.S. Senate passes record $858 billion defense act, sending bill to Biden
WASHINGTON, Dec 15 (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate passed legislation on Thursday authorizing a record $858 billion in annual defense spending, $45 billion more than...