Sep 20 Speaker McCarthy says there's still time to prevent a government shutdown at the end of the month By Stephen Groves, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The California Republican is confronted with dwindling time and no sure support from his hard-right flank to avert a shutdown by the end of the month. McCarthy said Wednesday he still has time. Continue reading
Sep 20 On 50th anniversary of Billie Jean King's 'Battle of the Sexes' victory, a push to honor her in Congress By Brian Mahoney, Associated Press On the 50th anniversary of that match against Bobby Riggs — still the most-watched in tennis history — King moved toward becoming the first female individual athlete to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. Continue reading
Sep 20 Biden administration announces $600 million to produce COVID tests and will reopen website to order them By Will Weissert, Associated Press The Biden administration has announced that it is providing $600 million in funding to produce new at-home COVID-19 tests and is restarting a website allowing Americans to again order up to four free tests per household. Continue reading
Sep 20 Biden and Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva focus on workers' rights, play down differences By David Biller, Josh Boak, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Joe Biden and his Brazilian counterpart, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, focused on workers' rights as the leaders of the Western Hemisphere's largest democracies met Wednesday in New York. Continue reading
Sep 20 Lawyers say 3 Republicans who falsely said Trump won Georgia were 'contingent' electors, not fake By Kate Brumback, Associated Press Lawyers for three Georgia Republicans who signed a certificate falsely claiming that Trump won the state are arguing that their clients were not fake electors but rather a "contingent" slate in case the 2020 election results were tossed out. Continue reading
Sep 20 Ahead of an abortion vote, Ohio Supreme Court says some ballot language is misleading and must be rewritten By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press The Ohio Supreme Court says a portion of the description of a ballot question enshrining abortion rights in the state constitution is misleading. Continue reading
Sep 20 Who was Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the Sikh activist whose killing has divided Canada and India? By Krutika Pathi, David Cohen, Associated Press The late Hardeep Singh Nijjar has been called a human rights activist by Sikh organizations. He has been called a terrorist by India's government, which he dismissed. Continue reading
Sep 20 WATCH: Biden warns Netanyahu about the health of Israel's democracy, urges compromise on judicial overhaul By Josef Federman, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The two leaders sat down and took time to chat one-on-one on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly. It was their first meeting since Netanyahu took office at the helm of his country’s far-right government late last year. Continue reading
Sep 20 President Biden uses executive power to create a New Deal-style American Climate Corps By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The White House said Wednesday the program will employ more than 20,000 young adults who'll build trails, plant trees, help install solar panels and do other work to boost conservation and help prevent wildfires. Continue reading
Sep 20 Police shocked a Birmingham high school band director with a stun gun after he refused to stop the music By Associated Press The video released Monday night shows officers approaching Minor band director Johnny Mims and telling him to stop the music and clear the stadium. Continue reading