Biden seeks debt ceiling talks, as U.S. faces possible June 1 default  —  The updated deadline comes less than a week after Republicans adopted a bill coupling an increase in the debt ceiling with spending cuts, defying a veto threat from President Biden  —  President Biden on Monday invited …

Trump to appear at CNN town hall in New Hampshire  —  Former President Donald Trump will participate in a CNN presidential town hall next week in New Hampshire, the network announced Monday.  —  The event, hosted by “CNN This Morning” anchor Kaitlan Collins and airing at 9 p.m. ET on May 10 …

Vice Is Said to Be Headed for Bankruptcy  —  The company, which was once valued at $5.7 billion, has been struggling to find a buyer this year.  —  Vice, the brash digital-media disrupter that charmed giants like Disney and Fox into investing before a stunning crash-landing …

Texas Guv Walks Back Statement Calling Shooting Victims ‘Illegal Immigrants’  —  Though it appears at least one of the victims was in the country legally, the suspected gunman was apparently deported from the U.S. at least four times.  —  A day after he went out of his way to characterize …

Trump's Rape Trial Does Not Appear to Be Going as Well as His Lawyer Had Hoped  —  The ex-president's request for a mistrial—on the claim the judge “openly expresses favoritism” toward E. Jean Carroll—was swiftly denied.  And things weren't going much better before that either.

“Get Him Out of Here”: Donald Trump Tossed NBC Reporter's Phones During Tirade Aboard Campaign Plane  —  In a recording obtained by Vanity Fair, the former president lashed out at Vaughn Hillyard over his questions related to the Manhattan DA's case, demonstrating that the ex-president's …

Photog Was Warned Over Taking White House Creepshots  —  Multiple complaints have been made about a freelancer taking candid shots of female reporters at the White House, sometimes when they were exiting the bathroom. … It turns out that notorious gadfly Simon Ateba isn't the only journalist …

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin says no to 2024 presidential bid  —  Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin silenced speculation about a potential 2024 run for the presidency Monday, responding with a simple “no” when he was asked about returning to the campaign trail later this year.

Black waiter forced to serve N-word spewing diners decked in Confederate flags: report  —  A Black server at an Ohio restaurant was forced to serve a dinner party that was decked in Confederate battle banners and casually tossing around the N-word, reported The Daily Beast on Monday.

Minnesota lawmaker Sen. Bahr is shirtless during Zoom meeting: Video  —  ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - A Minnesota lawmaker was spotted briefly shirtless during a Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor Zoom meeting, which was streamed on YouTube, on Monday.

Donald Trump Jr. Rips Into Fox News Over Not Inviting Him on in Months  —  ‘CENSORSHIP’  —  Donald Trump Jr.—the self-proclaimed general of the meme wars—tore into Fox News on a podcast Monday, partly over the right-wing cable behemoth not welcoming him on their airwaves in nine months.

Oklahoma governor signs gender-affirming care ban for kids  —  Oklahoma on Monday became the latest state to ban gender-affirming medical care for minors as Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill that makes it a felony for health care workers to provide children with treatments that can include puberty-blocking drugs and hormones.

Culture wars are lots of fun until you kneecap your economy  —  It is important to recognize that Bill Maher's HBO show, “Real Time,” is the successor to a similar show called “Politically Incorrect” that went on the air in 1993.  For three decades, in other words, Maher has been inveighing directly …

Republicans Fine With Supreme Court Justices Having No Formal Code Of Ethics  —  Their response to Clarence Thomas' ethics scandal continues to be silence or scoffing at the idea that Congress should do anything.  —  WASHINGTON ― Senate Democrats have been demanding congressional action …

Search for Missing Teen Girls Ends in Horrific Discovery of 7 Bodies  —  The bodies of Ivy Webster, 14, and Brittany Brewer, 16, were found alongside that of a convicted rapist and four others.  —  Two teen girls who went missing over the weekend in rural Oklahoma were found dead on Monday afternoon …

U.S. military is tracking another mysterious balloon  —  The military has determined that it poses no threat to aerial traffic or national security, but it's not clear what it is or who it belongs to, officials said.  —  The U.S. military is tracking a mysterious balloon that flew over American soil …

‘The Godfather of A.I.’ Leaves Google and Warns of Danger Ahead  —  For half a century, Geoffrey Hinton nurtured the technology at the heart of chatbots like ChatGPT.  Now he worries it will cause serious harm.  —  Geoffrey Hinton was an artificial intelligence pioneer.

Allred set to launch Texas Senate run against Cruz  —  The former NFL player turned civil rights attorney is walking a path that helped make former Rep. Beto O'Rourke a national name.  —  Democratic Rep. Colin Allred is planning to announce a run against Sen. Ted Cruz as soon as this week …

6 dead, dozens hospitalized after blinding dust storm in Illinois caused multiple highway pileups  —  More than 30 other people were taken to hospitals with injuries following collisions involving as many as 90 vehicles near Farmersville, state police said.  —  Six people were confirmed dead …

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott promises to keep bussing migrants to Chicago  —  Leaders in Chicago and Texas are feuding amid an anticipated migrant surge from the upcoming end to Title 42 border expulsions.  —  CHICAGO — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott told Chicago's Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Monday …

DeSantis expands Florida death penalty law, defying U.S. Supreme Court  —  Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) expanded Florida's death penalty law on Monday, signing a measure making it a capital crime to rape a child under the age of 12, a law that could set up a future U.S. Supreme Court case.

Inslee statement: “We've made Washington a beacon for progress for the nation.  I'm ready to pass the torch.”  —  Gov. Jay Inslee announced today he does not plan to seek a fourth term.  Inslee was most recently re-elected in 2020, making him only the second Washington state governor to serve three consecutive terms.