20.51 BST Caroll mulling new defamation lawsuit against Trump over town hall commentsĮ Jean Carroll, the advice columnist who this week won a $5m civil judgment against Donald Trump for sexually abusing and defaming her, says she may again sue the former president over comments he made at last night’s CNN town hall.
McCarthy has demanded spending cuts and the enactment of conservative priorities in exchange for the GOP voting to increase the debt limit, which Biden and the Democrats have rejected. Staff is continuing to meet and it wasn’t the right moment to bring it back to principals,” the source said.Ī White House spokesperson confirmed the delay, saying, “Staff will continue working and the all the principals agreed to meet early next week.”īiden had met with congressional leaders, including Republican House speaker Kevin McCarthy, earlier this week, but there seemed to be little progress made towards an agreement.
The two parties have been at odds for months over finding a way to raise the US government’s legal limit on how much debt it can take on, ahead of a 1 June deadline after which America could default on its obligation and potentially spark an economic crisis.Ĭiting a source familiar with the negotiations, Reuters said the delay in the meeting was a good sign. 21.50 BST Debt limit meeting between Biden, top lawmakers postponedĪ meeting set for Friday between Joe Biden and the top Democrats and Republicans in Congress intended to find an agreement on raising the debt ceiling has been postponed, Reuters reports. It faces doom in the Democratic-controlled Senate.Ĭhuck Schumer, the Senate’s Democratic leader, condemned Republican senator Tommy Tuberville for remarks that appeared to defend white nationalists in the military. House Republicans approved a bill to reform the US immigration system in line with conservative priorities. The former president is appealing that verdict.ĬNN’s chief executive defended last night’s town hall with Trump in a call with employees. You’ll recall that a jury earlier this week found him liable for sexual abuse and defamation of Carroll, and awarded her $5m. Homeland security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas held a press conference where he warned people against trying to cross into the US, while fending off criticism from both the right and left over how the White House has prepared for this moment.Ī meeting between Joe Biden and the top Republicans and Democrats in Congress aimed at reaching an agreement to raise the debt ceiling was postponed, which could be a good sign for the long-running talks.Į Jean Carroll is considering another lawsuit against Donald Trump over comments he made about her at last night’s CNN town hall. The Biden administration is bracing for the end of the pandemic-era Title 42 and a potential surge of migrants at the southern border. People who cross our border unlawfully and without a legal basis to remain will be promptly processed and removed,” Mayorkas said. “I want to be very clear: our borders are not open.
“We are clear-eyed about the challenges we are likely to face in the days and weeks ahead, and we are ready to meet them,” he said, noting that immigration authorities expect “to see large numbers of encounters” and “are already seeing high numbers of encounters in certain sectors”.
“If anyone arrives at our southern border after midnight tonight, they will be presumed ineligible for asylum and subjected to steeper consequences for unlawful entry, including a minimum five-year ban on re-entry and potential criminal prosecution,” Mayorkas said. 18.21 BST Mayorkas says US seeing 'large numbers of encounters' with people at borderĪs the White House press briefing kicked off, homeland security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas warned migrants against trying to enter the United States after Title 42 ends at midnight tonight.
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