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close Video Lawmakers divided over debt ceiling Fox News congressional correspondent Chad Pergram has the latest on the congressional battle over the debt ceiling on "Special Report with Bret Baier." House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he and President Joe Biden had a "very good discussion" on how best to handle raising the debt ceiling , noting that he sees an "opportunity here to come to an agreement" that will satisfy both sides of the aisle. McCarthy, R-Calif., spoke to reporters outside the White House on Wednesday evening after his first meeting with Biden since taking the speaker’s gavel. The meeting lasted for more than an hour. "The president and I had a good first meeting," McCarthy said. "I shared my perspective with him, he shared his, and we agreed to continue the conversation." BIDEN, MCCARTHY MEET AT WHITE HOUSE AMID DEBT CEILING FIGHT House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., spoke to reporters outside … [Read more...] about McCarthy says he sees an ‘opportunity to come to an agreement’ on debt ceiling after ‘very good’ Biden meeting

Passengers flying with Jet2 and easyJet this week have been issued warnings as Border Force workers go on strike. The two budget airlines have warned their customers they may face longer waits at airports impacted by the strikes, which will primarily hit immigration check-points. As many a 100,000 members of the Public and Commercial Services union are walking out today and tomorrow in another long-running dispute, over pay, jobs and conditions. Those taking part work for government departments including the Border Force, which work in airports and ports across the country. The PCS is seeking a pay rise of 10% after the government offered 2%, which the union argued was well below the soaring rate of inflation. Travellers entering the UK on February 1 could face long queues at airports during the strike, which runs until early tomorrow morning. Around 1,000 Border Force workers are walking out ( Image: PA) Yesterday a further Border Force strike was … [Read more...] about Jet2 and easyJet issue warning for all UK customers travelling by air this week

Who will be on strike on walkout Wednesday? SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Jeremy Corbyn joins other Labour MPs supporting the massive strike action taking place today across the country. Corbyn, who has been amongst a enormous crowd moving through London, announced his support for the demonstration this morning. He was among other MPs who have joined the picket line today, despite Keir Starmer saying no MP should be on the picket line “if they want to be in government”. The Conservative Party press office shared Twitter posts showing 13 Labour MPs, including Richard Burgon, Ian Lavery and Kate Osborne taking part in “Walkout Wednesday”.  Mr Corbyn tweeted the following at 10:48 today: “Today, 500,000 workers are taking … [Read more...] about Strikes LIVE: UK grinds to a halt in biggest action for decades with 500,000 walking out

Most of everyone now preaches the gospel of private-public sector collaboration in education. Few will remember the contentious missionary struggle to establish the basis for this approach. With both parties needing additional funds, neither sector had the resources or the inclination to invest in a task that required: a source of “free” funds, an enabling environment to permit access to these funds, and dedicated agents committed to make things happen. Even fewer will recognize the three missionaries without whom, in the assessment of UP historian Bonifacio Salamanca, the Fund for Assistance to Private Education (FAPE) might never have been born. In his monograph on the founding and first decade of FAPE, Salamanca credits John W. McCarron, SJ, Thomas R. Fitzpatrick, SJ, and Pacifico Ortiz, SJ, with seeing the need for education collaboration, identifying the source of funds, and persuading decision-makers to deploy the funds for the purpose. All three were administrators of the … [Read more...] about Education competition-collaboration