Politics

Texas Senate begins deliberations at Republican Attorney General Paxton's impeachment trial

By Paul J. Weber, Jim Vertuno, Jake Bleiberg, Associated Press

Paxton faces 16 articles of impeachment over allegations that he abused his power as Texas' top lawyer to protect a donor who was under FBI investigation.

Americans aren't giving Biden much credit for his popular Medicare drug price negotiations, AP-NORC poll says

By Seung Min Kim, Linley Sanders, Associated Press

Even among the Americans who support allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices, approval of the Democratic president's handling of the issue remains relatively tepid.

Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero, known for his inflated forms, dies at 91

By Manuel Rueda, Associated Press

Botero depicted politicians, animals, saints, and scenes from his childhood in an inflated and colorful form that was instantly recognizable.

North Korea's Kim gets a close look at Russian fighter jets as his tour narrows its focus to weapons

By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Emma Burrows, Associated Press

Kim's rare foreign trip has raised concerns about banned weapons transfer deals between the increasingly isolated countries.

Biden announces more Iran sanctions on the anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death

By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

Amini's death set off protests in dozens of cities across the country of 80 million people, with young women marching in the streets and publicly exposing and cutting off their hair.

WATCH: White House holds news briefing as Biden sends aides to Detroit to address auto workers strike

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

Jean-Pierre held a news briefing Friday after Biden dispatched two of his top aides to Detroit to help resolve the strike by unionized autoworkers, expressing sympathy for the union by suggesting that the Big 3 automakers should share their "record…

WATCH: Biden sending aides to Detroit to address autoworkers strike, says 'record profits' should be shared

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

President Joe Biden on Friday dispatched two of his top aides to Detroit to help resolve the strike by unionized autoworkers, expressing sympathy for the union by suggesting that the Big 3 automakers should share their “record profits.”…

A cash-for visas scandal hits Poland's anti-migration government, weeks before elections

By Monika Scislowska, Associated Press

The scandal comes just weeks ahead of parliamentary elections in which Poland's strongly anti-migrant ruling party is hoping to win an unprecedented third term.

Zelenskyy is expected to visit Washington as Congress debates $21 billion in aid for Ukraine

By Stephen Groves, Lisa Mascaro, Matthew Lee, Associated Press

His visit comes as Congress is debating President Joe Biden's request to provide providing as much as $21 billion in military and humanitarian aid for Ukraine as it fights the Russian invasion.

Planned Parenthood sues to expand South Carolina abortion access under strict ban

By James Pollard, Associated Press

The conservative state's all-male Supreme Court last month upheld a so-called "fetal heartbeat" law commonly understood to restrict access after about six weeks of pregnancy.