Top House Republican Kevin McCarthy succeeded early Saturday in his push to become his chamber’s next speaker, claiming the job after first falling short in well over a dozen rounds Read more
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Kevin McCarthy speaker drama enters fourth day: Watch the House vote here.
Drama over who will be the next speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives entered a fourth day Friday, as California Republican Kevin McCarthy failed to win the gavel after Read more
China’s latest COVID challenge: Lunar New Year holiday travel surge
China is hoping to avoid an acceleration in the pace of new COVID cases during the coming Lunar New Year holiday, when Chinese people traditionally travel home to see family, Read more
Southwest sees flight cancellations costing up to $825 million
Southwest Airlines Co. warned Friday that it expects to report a surprise net loss for the fourth quarter, because of the costs associated with all the flights it canceled in Read more
Still no House speaker? Salaries in limbo, taxpayers’ requests turned away
If you’ve got a problem that you want your member of Congress to help solve, you may have a bigger problem at the moment: getting a response from their office. Read more
WHO is ‘concerned’ about coronavirus variant XBB.1.5 and its apparent growth advantage
The global tally of COVID cases rose 25% in the period stretching from Dec. 5 to Jan. 1 to more than 14.5 million, the World Health Organization said Thursday. Known Read more
Kevin McCarthy speaker drama enters third day: Watch the House vote here
The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to meet at noon on Thursday to resume consideration of who’ll be its next speaker, amid intensifying drama following six straight failed attempts Read more
Online holiday sales top $210 billion, beating expectations
Online shoppers spent more than $200 billion for the holidays for the second-straight year, breaking another record, with sales spiking above $11 billion on Cyber Monday alone, according to data Read more
Putin orders 36-hour weekend cease-fire in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered Moscow’s armed forces to hold a 36-hour cease-fire in Ukraine this weekend for the Russian Orthodox Christmas holiday, the Kremlin said. The order Read more
Michigan Democratic Sen. Stabenow says she won’t seek re-election
Sen. Debbie Stabenow, a Michigan Democrat, on Thursday said she won’t seek re-election. Stabenow said in a Twitter post: “Inspired by a new generation of leaders, I have decided to Read more