The Latest Breaking News from Washington D.C.

WASHINGTON — Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he and President Joe Biden on Monday had their best meeting yet on how to lift the statutory debt limit but that “there’s nothing agreed to” in the negotiations.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy remained without a deal on the debt limit Monday night after another round of talks, though they called their discussions productive and vowed to keep negotiating to avert a catastrophic U.S. default.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says his team and the White House have had ‘productive’ discussions to avert a default on U.S. debt days before the June 1 deadline.

WASHINGTON — More than 150 Republicans in the U.S. House asked Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan Monday to roll back the agency's proposed emissions standards that are expected to further push the auto industry to electric vehicles.

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he and President Joe Biden had a productive talk but have not yet reached a deal to avert a catastrophic U.S. debt default.

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Fake image showed large cloud of smoke near home of Department of Defence in Arlington, Virginia

The U.S. State Department on Monday said Russia's Wagner Group is trying to obscure its efforts to acquire military equipment for use in Ukraine, adding that Washington has been informed the mercenary force is seeking to move those acquisitions through Mali to aid Russia in its war.

WASHINGTON — Delaware Democratic Sen. Thomas R. Carper announced Monday he won’t seek a fifth term, creating a rare vacancy in the Blue Hen State.

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