Politics

WATCH: Biden blasts GOP ‘wacko notions’ amid debt limit standoff

By Josh Boak, Seung Min Kim, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

His remarks came as Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who has struggled to coalesce Republicans around a unified budget proposal, released a plan to raise the debt limit by $1.5 trillion in exchange for lifting the debt limit later this year.

Florida Board of Education expands ‘Don’t Say Gay’ classroom ban to all grades

By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press

The Florida Board of Education has approved a ban on classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in all grades.

Why the leak of top-secret government documents could inspire similar leaks

By Nicole Ellis, Casey Kuhn

The leak of U.S. military and intelligence documents by Jack Teixeira, a 21-year- old Air National Guardsman in Massachusetts, has raised significant concerns and questions about national security, foreign policy and the intelligence community.

Tyre Nichols’ family sues Memphis, says police unit ‘targeted young Black men’

By Adrian Sainz, Travis Loller, Associated Press

The family of Tyre Nichols has sued the city of Memphis and individual officers and emergency medical personnel involved in his case.

WATCH: ‘Tennessee Three’ to visit Biden next week, White House says

By Associated Press

Three Tennessee lawmakers who faced expulsion votes after participating in protests over last month's school shooting in Nashville will visit the White House to meet with President Joe Biden on Monday.

Bidens paid nearly 24 percent tax rate on $579,514 earnings, returns show

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, made $579,514 last year and paid $137,658 in federal income taxes.

Tennessee legislature passes bill further protecting gun companies from lawsuits

By Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press

In the wake of a deadly school shooting last month, Republican lawmakers in Tennessee are sending to Republican Gov. Bill Lee a proposal that further protects gun and ammunition dealers, manufacturers and sellers against lawsuits.

WATCH: During House hearing, watchdog warns U.S. money could be flowing to Taliban

By Zeke Miller, Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press

The watchdog for U.S. assistance to Afghanistan warned lawmakers Wednesday that American aid to the country could be diverted to the Taliban as he accused the Biden administration of stonewalling his efforts to investigate.

WATCH: Ukraine top prosecutor says Russian forces are using rape, torture to sow terror

By Associated Press

Kostin said more than 60 cases of rape were documented in the Kherson region alone. In areas still controlled by Russian forces, residents, including children, are being forcefully relocated to other occupied territories or to Russia.

IRS touts improved customer service, credits funding boost

By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

Taxpayers who called the IRS had an average wait time of four minutes this tax season compared to 27 minutes a year earlier, the agency said this week.