Aug 08 Astronauts get first look at the Artemis II spacecraft that will fly them around the moon By Associated Press The U.S.-Canadian crew inspected the capsule during a visit to Kennedy Space Center late Monday and Tuesday. NASA plans to send the four around the moon and back late next year. Continue reading
Aug 08 Supreme Court reinstates regulation of ghost guns By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The court Tuesday voted 5-4 to put on hold a ruling from a federal judge in Texas that invalidated the Biden administration's regulation of ghost gun kits. Continue reading
Aug 08 Pence says he has met polling and donor qualifications for the first Republican debate By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Former Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday announced that he has qualified for the first Republican debate of the 2024 cycle, securing enough donors with just two weeks until candidates gather in Milwaukee. Continue reading
Aug 08 DeSantis replaces campaign manager amid ongoing presidential bid adjustments By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press The Florida governor is bringing on James Uthmeier, his chief of staff from his state office, to serve as his campaign manager, replacing Generra Peck. Continue reading
Aug 08 WATCH: Biden signs Grand Canyon monument designation, citing Arizona tribal heritage, climate concerns By Chris Megerian, Terry Tang, Associated Press Coming as Biden is on a three-state Western trip, the move will help preserve about 1,562 square miles (4,046 square kilometers) just to the north and south of Grand Canyon National Park. It was Biden's fifth monument designation. Continue reading
Aug 08 Ohio voters to decide on constitutional change before determining abortion rights By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press, Samantha Hendrickson, Associated Press/Report For America The vote on Tuesday is poised to become the latest referendum on abortion rights since the U.S. Supreme Court's decision last year to rescind federal protections for the procedure, creating a state-by-state patchwork of restrictions and bans. Continue reading
Aug 08 Trump lawyers say proposed protective order would restrict his First Amendment rights By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Prosecutors asked Friday for the protective order, which would impose rules on what Trump and his defense team can do with evidence shared by the government as they prepare for trial in the case unsealed last week. Continue reading
Aug 07 Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi reinstated to India's Parliament after Supreme Court order By Associated Press His reinduction is likely to strengthen the opposition's effort to corner Narendra Modi's government ahead of a no-confidence motion this week over deadly ethnic violence that has roiled India's northeastern state of Manipur. Continue reading
Aug 07 NATO, EU send aid to Slovenia after devastating floods that killed at least 6 and left many homeless By Associated Press NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg spoke by phone with Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob on Monday, expressing his condolences and NATO's strong solidarity with Slovenia, a NATO statement said. Continue reading
Aug 07 Watch 6:16 Trump legal team fights DOJ request for order limiting what can be said publicly about the case By Amna Nawaz, Saher Khan Donald Trump's legal battle is picking up steam with the former president's lawyers rushing to make deadlines imposed by the Department of Justice. Monday, Trump and his lawyers responded to special counsel Jack Smith’s protective order limiting what the former… Continue watching