The House passed a Republican debt ceiling plan that includes $4.5 trillion in spending cuts and raises the debt ceiling until May 2024. Also in the news: Federal prosecutors have warned releasing the suspect behind a Pentagon leak would pose a grave threat and the 2023 NFL Draft begins tonight. |
Now, here we go with Thursday's headlines. |
House passes GOP debt limit plan with deep cuts |
After House Republicans narrowly passed their $4.5 trillion debt limit plan, the White House reminded them why the celebration should be short-lived. |
The bill, which would raise the debt limit into May 2024 and slash spending, is "dead on arrival" in the Senate, according to Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and President Joe Biden has said he would veto it. | The GOP controlled House passed a debt ceiling plan by a vote of 217-215, which includes $4.5 trillion in cuts and raises the ceiling until May 2024. Scott L. Hall, USA TODAY |
Pentagon leak suspect still poses a threat, feds argue |
Federal prosecutors will urge a judge Thursday to keep behind bars a Massachusetts Air National guardsman accused of leaking highly classified military documents, arguing he may still have access to secret national defense information he could expose. In court papers filed late Wednesday, the Justice Department lawyers said releasing 21-year-old Jack Teixeira from jail while he awaits trial would be a grave threat to the U.S. national security. Investigators are still trying to determine whether he kept any physical or digital copies of classified information, including files that haven't already surfaced publicly, they wrote. Read more | Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira, right, appears in U.S. District Court in Boston. Margaret Small, AP |
E. Jean Carroll testifies; Trump attacks |
E. Jean Carroll detailed her rape allegations against Donald Trump in civil court on Wednesday, while the ex-president and 2024 Republican presidential candidate attacked the lawsuit as politically motivated. "I'm here because Donald Trump raped me," Carroll said during the first day of testimony in her defamation lawsuit against the ex-president. On the stand, Carroll acknowledged that she flirted with Trump and accompanied him to a dressing room. Carroll said their friendly conversation turned ugly and Trump forced himself upon her over her objections. Read more |
Montana lawmaker punished after telling colleagues there would be 'blood on your hands' |
A Montana lawmaker will continue to be silenced after telling her colleagues they would "have blood on your hands" over legislation to ban gender-affirming care for transgender children. The state House voted to keep Democratic Montana Rep. Zooey Zephyr from participating on the chamber floor. She will be allowed to vote remotely for the remainder of the legislative session, which is set to adjourn next month. Last week, as the state House debated amendments to the legislation that would impact transgender children, Zephyr, the first openly transgender woman elected to Montana's legislature, was critical of the bill's supporters, referencing an opening prayer. Read more | Rep. Zooey Zephyr, D-Missoula, walks out of the Montana House of Representatives after lawmakers voted to ban her from the chamber on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, in the State Capitol in Helena, Montana. Thom Bridge, AP |
The 2023 NFL Draft gets underway Thursday night with the Carolina Panthers kicking off the first round with the No. 1 overall pick. The signature trade of NFL draft week has almost certainly already gone down, with the Green Bay Packers sending four-time MVP Aaron Rodgers to the New York Jets. But the mystery that has shrouded this year's event will begin to dissipate as NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announces 31 first-round picks from Kansas City, Missouri. The lingering uncertainty about several teams and prospects has left open a multitude of possibilities from the top of the order down. Read more | New New York Jets QB Aaron Rodgers shows off his new jersey and number at Wednesday's introductory press conference. Tom Horak, USA TODAY Sports |
Photo of the day: Bidens host South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol for state dinner |
U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden welcome South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife Kim Keon Hee as they arrive at the North Portico of the White House for a State Dinner on April 26, 2023 in Washington. Click here to see more photos from the evening. | President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden pose for photos with South Korea's first lady Kim Keon Hee and South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol on the North Portico of the White House in Washington as they arrive for a State Dinner, Wednesday, April 26, 2023. Manuel Balce Ceneta, AP |
Associated Press contributed reporting. | | | |
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