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File - People linger in the Central Business District in Beijing, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022. If the debt crisis now roiling Washington were eventually to send the United States crashing into recession, the repercussions of a first-ever default on the federal debt would reverberate around the world and quickly.

How damage from a U.S. debt default could cascade across the global economy

File - People linger in the Central Business District in Beijing, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022. If the debt crisis now roiling Washington were eventually to send the United States crashing into recession, the repercussions of a first-ever default on the federal debt would reverberate around the world and quickly.

May 22, 2023, 1:45pm Politics

If the debt crisis roiling Washington were eventually to send the United States crashing into recession, America’s economy would hardly sink alone. Read story

Air Force looks to better control access to classified data after intelligence leak

May 22, 2023, 11:12am Latest News

The Air Force said Monday it is looking at ways to better control access to classified information, in the wake of revelations that superiors of the Massachusetts Air National Guard member charged with leaking highly classified documents had raised concerns internally about his handling of sensitive data. Read story

FILE - Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., speaks during a town hall, Monday, May 8, 2023, in Manchester, N.H. Scott filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission declaring his intention to seek his party's nomination in 2024.

Tim Scott set to announce launch of his 2024 GOP presidential campaign

FILE - Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., speaks during a town hall, Monday, May 8, 2023, in Manchester, N.H. Scott filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission declaring his intention to seek his party's nomination in 2024.

May 22, 2023, 8:01am Politics

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — As he launches his presidential campaign on Monday, Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina is officially wading into a GOP primary battle already largely dominated by two commanding figures: former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Read story

FILE - Boxes of the drug mifepristone sit on a shelf at the West Alabama Women's Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala., March 16, 2022. Abortion providers in three states filed a lawsuit Monday, May 8, 2023, aimed at preserving access to the abortion pill mifepristone, even as the drug is threatened by a separate Texas lawsuit winding its way through U.S. court system. (AP Photo/Allen G.

More women sue Texas, asking court to put emergency block on state’s abortion law

FILE - Boxes of the drug mifepristone sit on a shelf at the West Alabama Women's Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala., March 16, 2022. Abortion providers in three states filed a lawsuit Monday, May 8, 2023, aimed at preserving access to the abortion pill mifepristone, even as the drug is threatened by a separate Texas lawsuit winding its way through U.S. court system. (AP Photo/Allen G.

May 22, 2023, 7:57am Nation & World

One woman had to carry her baby, missing much of her skull, for months knowing she’d bury her daughter soon after she was born. Another started mirroring the life-threatening symptoms that her baby was displaying while in the womb. An OB-GYN found herself secretly traveling out of state to abort… Read story

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks on the debt limit during an event at SUNY Westchester Community College, May 10, 2023, in Valhalla, N.Y.  Biden and his administration have been searching for ways to act unilaterally to avoid an economic "calamity" if Congress can't reach agreement to allow more borrowing.

Why Biden is wary of using the 14th Amendment to address the debt limit crisis

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks on the debt limit during an event at SUNY Westchester Community College, May 10, 2023, in Valhalla, N.Y.  Biden and his administration have been searching for ways to act unilaterally to avoid an economic "calamity" if Congress can't reach agreement to allow more borrowing.

May 22, 2023, 7:45am Nation & World

If the fight with Congress over raising the government’s debt limit is such a dire threat, why doesn’t President Joe Biden just raise the borrowing ceiling himself? It’s theoretically possible, but he’s all but ruled it out for now. Read story

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks about the debt limit talks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, May 17, 2023, in Washington.

Biden gets low ratings on economy, guns, immigration in AP-NORC Poll

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks about the debt limit talks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, May 17, 2023, in Washington.

May 22, 2023, 7:43am Politics

As President Joe Biden embarks on his reelection campaign, just 33% of American adults say they approve of his handling of the economy and only 24% say national economic conditions are in good shape, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Read story

WA lawmaker rejoins Republican caucus after ‘issues’ with leadership caused her to leave

May 22, 2023, 7:35am Northwest

State Rep. Michelle Caldier has returned to the Washington State House Republican Caucus. Read story

A gray wolf.

Washington looks to roll back wolf protections

A gray wolf.

May 22, 2023, 6:02am Latest News

For the first time in over 40 years, gray wolves in eastern Washington may soon lose some protections under state law that make it legally more difficult for people to kill them.  Read story