Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, Washington DC Getty Images Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” has so-far stalled on Capitol Hill. US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending bill is one step closer to a full vote in the House of Representatives. The 1,116-page bill – officially known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act […]
US to pay $5m to family of 6 January rioter Ashli Babbitt
The Trump administration has agreed to pay a $5m (£3.7m) settlement to the family of Ashli Babbitt, a US Air Force veteran who was shot and killed by a Capitol police officer while breaching the US Congress on 6 January 2021. Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger told CBS, the BBC’s US partner, he is “extremely […]
Newlyweds lose first home in deadly Kentucky storm
Severe storms in the Midwest and South killed more than two dozen people, with officials fearing the death toll could still rise. Kentucky was the hardest hit state as a devastating tornado damaged hundreds of homes and left many people homeless, according to the BBC’s US partner CBS News. Newlyweds Amerah and James Taylor lost […]
Cancer touches us all, says Biden after outpouring of support
Ana Faguy BBC News, Washington DC X/Biden Joe Biden expressed his gratitude for the words of support that have poured in from across the world, including a private letter from Britain’s King Charles, after the former US president announced his cancer diagnosis on Sunday. “Cancer touches us all,” Biden wrote on social media on Monday […]
Homeland Security says 64 people 'self-deported' on US flight
The US Department of Homeland Security has said 64 people took a government-funded flight to their home countries as part of a new programme encouraging undocumented immigrants to “self-deport.” The initiative, dubbed “Project Homecoming”, is part of President Donald Trump’s sweeping crackdown on illegal immigration, which has also involved detaining hundreds of migrants in a […]
What we know about Biden's prostate cancer diagnosis
Yang Tian and James Chater BBC News Reuters Former US President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones. Biden received the news on Friday after he saw a doctor last week for urinary symptoms. Here’s what you need to know about prostate cancer and […]
Trump's call with Putin exposes shifting ground on Ukraine peace talks
Last year, Donald Trump promised he would end the Ukraine War in “24 hours”. Last week, he said that it would not be resolved until he and Russian President Vladimir Putin could “get together” and hash it out in person. On Monday, the ground shifted again. After a two-hour phone call with Putin, he said […]
Mexico mourns Navy cadets killed in Brooklyn Bridge ship crash
Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News MARCO ANTONIO PEREZ/AFP via Getty Images) Mexicans are mourning the death of two young Navy cadets who were killed on Saturday when the training tall ship ARM Cuauhtémoc crashed into Brooklyn Bridge. América Sánchez, 20, and 23-year-old Adal Jair Maldonado Marcos were among the 277 crew members on board the Mexican […]
Biden's cancer diagnosis is another formidable challenge
Watch: BBC speaks to former White House physician about Biden’s cancer treatment options Joe Biden’s half-century in politics has been an exercise in overcoming adversity. From the death of his wife and young daughter in a car accident in 1972, to two early and unsuccessful presidential bids, to the death of his eldest son at […]
Huge fire engulfs historic plantation house in Louisiana
Flames ripped through a former plantation house in Louisiana, which was built in 1859, destroying much of the historic structure. The fire started on Thursday afternoon, when two employees saw smoke coming out of a room in the second floor. Between 30 to 40 firefighters attended at the scene, but weren’t able to control the […]