viewers watching from all around the world. i m paula newton. ahead on cnn newsroom, u.s. lawmakers insist default is not an option, but there s no deal yet to raise the debt limit. ahead, what this could mean for the global economy. plus new reporting from the washington post. employees of former president trump allegedly moved boxes of papers at mar-a-lago a day before the justice department showed up to collect classified documents. memorial day weekend is just the start of what s going to be a very busy summer travel season that we re expecting. yes, it is the unofficial start of summer and people are packing up and heading out of town for the long weekend. just ahead, we have your travel and weather forecast. we do begin in washington where marathon talks to avoid the first-ever u.s. government debt default appear to be making progress. sources tell cnn the white house and congressional republicans are getting closer to a deal to raise the debt limit and cap
Two Wind Turbines onshore, which begs plenty of questions many from within the Conservative Party itself aboutjust how committed this Prime Minister is to the uks climate agenda. Today, the pressure finally told. The government caved to a backbench rebellion, announcing that it would relax Planning Permission for new onshore wind farms. Those changes will come into force immediately and will scrap a previous rule that allowed just one objection to a Planning Application for a new onshore development. The new measures will also allow communities to apply to their local council to have Wind Turbines in their area, although elected councillors will still make the final decision. Rebecca windemer is an expert on Onshore Wind Planning for the Energy Market Insight Company regen. Thank you very much for being with us. Theres been plenty of discussion within industry today about how far this goes. Is it likely to give industry enough confidence to start new investments . Frankly, no. The chan
federal officials came to mar-a-lago, they were put back into the storage room. investigators reportedly view the timing as a potential sign of obstruction. more than two years after the deadly attack on the u.s. capitol, two convicted ring leaders of the insurrection were handed stiff prison sentences thursday. the judge had harsh words for oath keepers founder stewart rhodes as he sentenced him to 18 years in federal prison, the longest sentence handed down so far. rhodes, who played a central role on january 6th, was unrep unrepentant, deplayering himself a political prisoner. the judge sternly scolded rhodes saying, you pose an ongoing peril and threat to our democracy and the fabric of this country. i dare say we all now hold our collective breaths when the election is approaching. by contrast, kelly megs, who led the group s florida chapter, was contrite and said he regretted his actions on january 6th. he was given a 12-year sentence.