Sep 24 House Republican colleagues implore hard-right holdouts not to shut down government By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Working furiously to take control of a House in disarray, allies of Speaker Kevin McCarthy implored their Republican colleagues Saturday to drop their hardline tactics and work together to approve a conservative spending plan to prevent a federal shutdown. Continue reading
Sep 24 U.S. will establish diplomatic ties with the Cook Islands and Niue as Biden prepares to host Pacific summit By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Joe Biden is set to establish diplomatic relations Monday with two South Pacific nations, the Cook Islands and Niue, as his administration aims to show to Pacific Island leaders that it is committed to increasing American presence in the region. Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch 2:55 News Wrap: Tropical Storm Ophelia drenches communities along Atlantic Coast In our news wrap Saturday, Tropical Storm Ophelia made landfall in North Carolina, the family of a Black high school student suspended for his hairstyle is suing Texas Gov. Abbott and Attorney General Paxton, car dealers may soon feel ripple… Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch 7:04 College hopefuls face changing admissions landscape after Supreme Court ruling By John Yang, Kaisha Young This fall is the first college application season in which schools are prohibited from considering race and ethnicity when making admissions decisions, after June's landmark Supreme Court ruling. Sandy Baum, a senior fellow at the Urban Institute's Center on Education… Continue watching
Sep 23 Granting of temporary legal status for Venezuelan migrants draws mixed reactions By Regina Garcia Cano, Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The Biden administration's grant of temporary legal status to nearly 500,000 Venezuelans already in the U.S. may complicate its messaging abroad. Critics say it encourages others to come, but others say Venezuelans will come with or without prospects for temporary… Continue reading
Sep 23 Texas Gov. Abbott, AG Paxton sued by family of Black student suspended for his hairstyle By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press The family of a Black high school student in Texas who was suspended over his dreadlocks filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Saturday against the state's governor and attorney general, alleging they failed to enforce a new law outlawing discrimination… Continue reading
Sep 23 The government is headed for a shutdown. Who's affected and what happens next? By Stephen Groves, Associated Press The federal government is heading toward a shutdown as Republicans in the House, fueled by hard-right demands for deep cuts, force a confrontation over federal spending. Here's a look at what's ahead if the government shuts down on Oct. 1. Continue reading
Sep 23 WATCH: 2023 United Nations General Assembly - Day 5 By Edith M. Lederer, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press It's Day 5 of the U.N. General Assembly high-level meeting that brings world leaders together at U.N. headquarters in New York. Continue reading
Sep 22 Zelenskyy speaks before Canadian Parliament to shore up support for Ukraine By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Zelenskyy flew into Canada's capital late on Thursday after meetings with President Joe Biden and lawmakers in Washington. Continue reading
Sep 22 U.S. contractor originally from Ethiopia arrested on espionage charges, Justice Department says By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The contractor is identified as Abraham Teklu Lemma; he had a top secret security clearance and access to classified information through contracting positions with the departments of State and Justice. Continue reading