Here's the biggest news you missed this weekend
Debt ceiling deal reached
President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached a tentative agreement Saturday to raise the nation’s debt limit and cut government spending, capping a rollercoaster round of negotiations that has brought the nation to the brink of default and economic disaster. The deal now faces an unclear outlook in Congress, where progressive Democrats and hardline Republicans have both criticized components of the agreement. 🔎 Here's a look at what's in the deal – and what's not.
- Next battle in debt ceiling saga? Biden and McCarthy race to find votes.
🇺🇸 Biden honors fallen troops
"Never forget the price that was paid to protect our democracy," President Joe Biden implored the nation during a Memorial Day speech full of reflections and tributes at National Arlington Cemetery after laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The president, as he has in past years, remarked on the death of his own son, Beau Biden, an Iraq War veteran who died of brain cancer in 2015. "He didn't perish in the battlefield. It was cancer that stole him from us," Biden said. "As it is for so many of you. The pain of his loss is with us every day but (is) particularly sharp on Memorial Day." Biden said Americans have a responsibility to "ensure that sacrifice was not in vain."
- More than 1.3 million soldiers have died fighting for America. These images pay tribute to the enormity of their sacrifice.
Texas House impeaches Attorney General Ken Paxton
Texas' GOP-led House of Representatives impeached state Attorney General Ken Paxton on Saturday on articles including bribery and abuse of public trust — a sudden, historic rebuke of a fellow Republican who rose to be a star of the conservative legal movement despite years of scandal and alleged crimes. The move constitutes an abrupt downfall for one of the GOP's most prominent legal combatants and triggers Paxton's immediate suspension from office pending the outcome of a trial in the state Senate. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has remained silent.
- 'Child abuse': Texas AG investigating two hospitals for gender-affirming care.
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- 'Succession' finale': Which backstabbing Roy family member became the Waystar CEO?
- As Supreme Court turns toward end of term, Americans battling the government are winning.
- Helpless: How often do police injure, kill people who call 911?
- FDA warns about herbal pain relief drug kratom: What to know about side effects.
- Blue Ivy Carter joined mom Beyoncé in a surprise appearance at the Renaissance tour.
Boston Celtics on precipice of historic NBA comeback
In 150 tries, no NBA team has ever returned from a 3-0 deficit to win a playoff series. The Boston Celtics will get a chance to be the first Monday night after Derrick White's buzzer-beating put-back on Saturday forced a decisive Game 7 (8:30 p.m. ET, TNT) in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Heat. White grabbed a rebound near the rim on a missed Marcus Smart 3-point attempt and made the game-winning basket. Down 3-0 a week ago, the Celtics avoided elimination for the fifth consecutive game since trailing Philadelphia 3-2 in the conference semifinals. The winner faces Denver in the NBA Finals.
- With Celtics on verge of unprecedented rally, it's hard to see Heat winning Game 7. | Opinion
Turkey's Erdogan wins another term, could govern until 2029
Turkey's all-powerful leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan won a presidential election runoff Sunday, a victory that means he can extend his rule into a third decade. The vote between Erdogan and challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu came after neither candidate received at least 50% support from Turkey's voters in a May 14 election. The vote resonates beyond the borders of the NATO ally. Erdogan helped broker a grain deal between warring Russia and Ukraine and blocked Sweden from joining NATO. But he has also eroded Turkey's democratic institutions, aggressively consolidating his own power.👉 Read more.
Josef Newgarden wins first Indy 500
Two-time IndyCar champion Josef Newgarden prevailed in a one-lap shootout with defending race winner Marcus Ericsson on Sunday after incidents in the closing laps brought out multiple red flags in the 107th running of the iconic race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Newgarden, who won his 27th career IndyCar race, had never finished better than third in 11 previous attempts at The Brickyard. 🏁 Read more.
- Indy 500 fan 'thought somebody was pranking me' when flying runaway tire hit her car.
Kyiv absorbs 'most massive' drone attack of war
At least one person has been killed after Kyiv was subjected to the "most massive" drone attack since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began 15 months ago, a five-hour bombardment as the ancient city prepared to celebrate the anniversary of its founding Sunday. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said preliminary information indicated Kyiv's air defenses shot down more than 40 drones. Ukraine said that Saturday night was also record-breaking in terms of Shahed drone attacks across the country. The attacks come against the backdrop of Russia's ambassador to the U.K., Andrei Kelin, warning of an escalation in Ukraine. 👉 Here's the latest.
- 'The time has come to take back what is ours': Ukraine signals counteroffensive is coming.
- 'Where is the music?' Quiet of Poland perplexes burned 4-year-old from war-torn Ukraine.
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This is a compilation of stories from across the Paste BN Network. Contributing: Associated Press.