May 25 Oath Keepers founder sentenced to 18 years for seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 Capitol attack By Michael Kunzelman, Alanna Durkin Richer, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Rhodes, 58, is the first person convicted of seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack to receive his punishment, and his sentence is the longest handed down so far in the hundreds of Capitol riot cases. Continue reading
May 25 Elon Musk's event with Ron DeSantis reveals more Twitter pitfalls By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press In the world of traditional media and politics, a glitchy half-hour delay and an audience in the hundreds of thousands rather than millions, Wednesday's Twitter Spaces event might look like a failure. Continue reading
May 25 Supreme Court strips federal protections from some wetlands, boosts property rights By Mark Sherman, Jessica Gresko, Associated Press It's the second decision in as many years in which a conservative majority of the court narrowed the reach of environmental regulations. Continue reading
May 25 Indiana doctor faces discipline hearing over abortion for 10-year-old rape survivor By Tom Davies, Associated Press State law gives the board wide latitude, allowing it to issue reprimand letters or suspend, revoke or place on probation a doctor’s license. Continue reading
May 25 WATCH: Biden nominates Gen. Charles Q. Brown as Joint Chiefs chair By Tara Copp, Associated Press He's been many firsts, including the Air Force's first Black commander of the Pacific Air Forces, and most recently its first Black chief of staff, making him the first African American to lead any of the military branches. Continue reading
May 25 WATCH: White House holds briefing as Biden stops GOP-led effort to block D.C. police reform law By Colleen Long, Associated Press President Joe Biden on Thursday — the third anniversary of George Floyd's murder — vetoed an effort led by congressional Republicans to overturn a new District of Columbia law on improving police accountability. Continue reading
May 25 DeSantis' presidential campaign announcement plagued by glitches on Twitter By Steve Peoples, Adriana Gomez Licon, Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press The audio stream crashed repeatedly, making it virtually impossible for most users to hear the new presidential candidate in real time. Continue reading
May 24 House Republicans pass resolution overturning student loan cancellation; Biden vows to veto By Collin Binkley, Associated Press It adds to the GOP's ongoing attack on Biden's one-time student loan cancellation, which was halted in November in response to lawsuits from conservative opponents. Continue reading
May 24 DEA's failure to punish drug distributor blamed in opioid crisis raises revolving door questions By Jim Mustian, Joshua Goodman, Associated Press The DEA has allowed one of the nation's largest drug distributors to keep shipping addictive painkillers for nearly four years despite a judge's recommendation to strip its license for turning a blind eye to thousands of suspicious opioid orders. Continue reading
May 24 Watch 9:06 How DeSantis' campaign shapes the GOP presidential race By Lisa Desjardins, Matt Loffman, Ali Schmitz, Ian Couzens The presidential race has a new big-name candidate as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis officially announced his run Wednesday. The Republican is a headline machine, shaping national fights over COVID policies, education and immigration. But he faces an uphill climb against… Continue watching