Aug 22 Watch 7:34 Tuberville's hold on military promotions is impacting troop readiness, Mullen says By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn The Constitution assigns to the Senate the power to approve the president's nominations of officers of the United States. This includes general and flag officers at the Defense Department. But this year, Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville has held up all… Continue watching
Aug 22 GOP-led Tennessee legislature orders removal of public from gun control hearing By Jonathan Mattise, Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press On Tuesday, families close to a Nashville fatal school shooting broke down in tears after Republican leaders ordered state troopers to remove them and others from a legislative hearing room while they waited to testify in favor of gun control… Continue reading
Aug 22 Biden reinstates stricter offshore safety rules, reverses Trump era policies By Kevin McGill, Associated Press The Biden administration has tightened offshore oil drilling safety regulations, including rules regarding the use of "blowout preventer" devices on offshore oil and gas drilling rigs. Continue reading
Aug 22 How to watch the first GOP 2024 presidential debate By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Candidates will be on stage at Fiserv Forum in Wisconsin, a battleground state that will also play host to the Republican National Convention next year. Continue reading
Aug 22 Some states reject federal money to find and replace millions of dangerous lead pipes By Michael Phillis, Associated Press Experts say some states and communities may be hesitant to take out loans to search for lead pipes. Activists say declining the money could mean failing to address an important public health issue. Continue reading
Aug 22 Biden to attend next month's G-20 summit in New Delhi, while Harris will head to Jakarta for ASEAN By Associated Press Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan said that the meetings—and Biden's talks with leaders on the sidelines of the summit—will focus on climate change, Russia's war in Ukraine and more. Continue reading
Aug 22 Putin remotely attends BRICS summit in South Africa while facing war crimes warrant By Gerald Imray, Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press Russia, India, China and South Africa is holding its first in-person meeting since before the COVID-19 pandemic. Putin's travel to Johannesburg was complicated by an outstanding International Criminal Court warrant for his arrest over the abduction of children from Ukraine. Continue reading
Aug 22 The African Union suspends Niger until 'the effective restoration of constitutional order' By Sam Mednick, Associated Press The council of the 55-nation bloc made the decision after mutinous soldiers overthrew Niger's democratically elected president and quickly entrenched themselves in power. Continue reading
Aug 22 Attorney John Eastman surrenders to Georgia authorities on 2020 election charges By Kate Brumback, Associated Press He was indicted last week alongside Trump and 17 others, who are accused by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis of scheming to subvert the will of Georgia voters in a desperate bid to keep Joe Biden out of the… Continue reading
Aug 22 Trump's attacks on prosecutors echo long history of racist language By Ali Swenson, Ayanna Alexander, Associated Press Even if he doesn't explicitly employ racial slurs, his language recalls America's history of portraying Black people as not fully human. Continue reading