Former Vice President Pence expected to launch White House campaign next week, joining Trump in 2024 race

The field of Republican presidential contenders continues to grow, with former Vice President Mike Pence joining former President Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, and others, in the 2024 White House race

Pence to announce presidential campaign in Iowa on June 7
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Former Vice President Mike Pence will hold a kickoff event in Des Moines on June 7, the date of his 64th birthday, according to the Associated Press. He is also expected to release a video message as part of the launch.

NC political strategist ejected from boat, dies trying to swim ashore

Conen Morgan, 42, of Raleigh, whose consulting agency clients have included the campaigns of U.S. Reps. Alma Adams and Valerie Foushee, died Sunday, the park service said in a news release.

Biden, McCarthy reach final deal in debt ceiling talks, look to sell Congress

The Democratic president and Republican speaker spoke with each other Sunday evening as negotiators rushed to draft the bill text so lawmakers can review compromises that neither the hard-right or left flank is likely to support.

Biden says debt ceiling deal is ready
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President Biden said the debt ceiling deal made with Speaker McCarthy (R-CA) is ready to move to Congress. It will have to pass the House and Senate before coming back to the President's desk. LiveNOW from FOX | Raw & unfiltered news

What's next for the US debt ceiling
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and GOP leaders give an update Sunday after they reached a deal with the Biden administration to raise the debt ceiling.

Source: Debt ceiling 'agreement in principle' has been reached

President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached an “agreement in principle" late Saturday as they raced to strike a deal that to limit federal spending and resolve the looming debt crisis ahead of a June 5 deadline,

VP Kamala Harris addresses West Point grads
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Harris, the first woman to give a West Point commencement speech, told the class of 2023 that "a strong America remains indispensable to the world. And, it is this pillar of our strength where you have dedicated yourself to lead."

Henry Kissinger celebrates 100th birthday

In recent years, Kissinger has continued to hold sway over Washington's power brokers as an elder statesman.

DeSantis inspires push to make book bans in Republican-controlled states easier

As he vies for the Republican presidential nomination, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is touting a series of measures he has pushed that have led to an upswing in banned or restricted books — not just in Florida schools but in an increasing number of other conservative states.

South Carolina judge halts new stricter abortion law until state Supreme Court review

A judge has put a temporary halt to South Carolina’s new law banning most abortions around six weeks of pregnancy until the state Supreme Court can review the measure.

Indiana doctor reprimanded for speaking publicly about 10-year-old girl's abortion

A medical board voted that Dr. Caitlin Bernard didn’t follow privacy laws when she told a newspaper reporter about the girl’s treatment in a case that gained attention in the national abortion debate.

Abortion providers scramble amid 'decimation' of access in US South

Providers have had to quickly determine how to comply with the pending laws amid the "decimation of abortion access across the South."

Indiana doctor who provided abortion for 10-year-old girl to face discipline hearing

The hearing comes after Indiana's attorney general accused Dr. Caitlin Bernard of violating state law by not reporting the girl’s child abuse to police and federal patient privacy laws by telling a newspaper reporter about the girl’s treatment.