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Man charged with murder after 3 dead in New Mexico biker shootout

By Andrew Hay TAOS, New Mexico (Reuters) -A biker was charged with murder after a shootout between rival motorbike gangs at a motorcycle rally in Red River, northern New Mexico, on Saturday in which three gang members were killed and five wounded, police said. Members of the Bandidos and Waterdogs groups traded gunfire around 5:00 …

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US Representative Chip Roy says ‘we’re going to try’ to stop debt ceiling deal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Chip Roy of Texas said on Sunday on Twitter that he intended to try to stop the debt ceiling deal in the U.S. House of Representatives. After tough negotiations to reach a tentative deal with the White House on the U.S. borrowing limit, the next challenge for House Speaker Kevin …

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US debt ceiling deal keeps non-defense spending roughly flat until FY 2024 – source

(Reuters) – A deal reached to raise the U.S. federal government’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling keeps non-defense spending roughly flat for current fiscal year and 2024, a source familiar with the negotiations said on Saturday, There are no budget caps after 2025 in the U.S. debt deal, the source added. (Reporting by Steve Holland; Editing …

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North Dakota’s Republican governor set to launch US presidential bid

(This May 26 story has been corrected to remove the incorrect reference to Fargo as the state capital, in paragraph 2) By Nathan Layne (Reuters) – North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum is planning to enter the 2024 presidential race, joining a growing field of candidates hoping to topple Donald Trump and secure the Republican nomination, …

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Texas attorney general lashes out at impeachment against him

By Brad Brooks and Daniel Trotta LUBBOCK, Texas (Reuters) – Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton lashed out on Friday against his critics trying to impeach him, saying that removing him from office would be a gift for President Joe Biden and his Democratic agenda. Paxton, a conservative firebrand and ally of former President Donald …

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Championship women’s college basketball player faints, wheeled out at White House event

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Medical personnel were rushed into the East Room of the White House on Friday when a member of collegiate championship-winning Louisiana State University women’s basketball team fainted at an event to honor the team. U.S. President Joe Biden called for year-round support for women’s sports when the player, who was standing in the …

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Elon Musk’s Neuralink wins FDA approval for human study of brain implants

By Rachael Levy, Marisa Taylor and Akriti Sharma (Reuters) -Elon Musk’s Neuralink received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its first-in-human clinical trial, a critical milestone for the brain-implant startup as it faces U.S. probes over its handling of animal experiments. The FDA approval “represents an important first step that will one day …

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Two more Oath Keepers sentenced to prison over US Capitol attack

By Jacqueline Thomsen WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two members of the far-right Oath Keepers were sentenced to prison on Friday for their roles in the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of Donald Trump who tried to overturn his presidential election defeat. Kenneth Harrelson and Jessica Watkins were convicted in November by …

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Factbox-U.S. state abortion legislation to watch in 2023

By Gabriella Borter and Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) – State legislatures are wrestling with how much to restrict or expand abortion access after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year. Here is a snapshot of pending and passed legislation seeking to restrict or protect access in 2023. RESTRICTIONS FLORIDA: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis …

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