Sep 05 Oil prices spike as Saudi Arabia, Russia extend 1.3 million barrel a day oil cut through December By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The dual announcements from Riyadh and Moscow on Tuesday said the two countries would trim 1.3 million barrels of crude out of the global market. Continue reading
Sep 05 Watch 4:55 Congress returns to work in Washington facing deadline to keep government funded By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz The Senate is back to work in Washington after a month-long recess. The return sets up the start of a high-stakes showdown to prevent a government shutdown by the end of the month. That will be a tough task as… Continue watching
Sep 05 Watch 8:07 Far-right violence a growing threat and law enforcement's top domestic terrorism concern By Laura Barrón-López, Saher Khan The Proud Boys played a critical part in carrying out the Jan. 6 attack, but the group is just one part of a trend of increased white supremacist and far-right violence. Top U.S. law enforcement officials say those extremist movements… Continue watching
Sep 05 Watch 5:30 The accusations that led to Texas AG Ken Paxton's impeachment trial By Amna Nawaz, Matt Loffman The Texas State Senate transformed into a court of impeachment for the first time in nearly 50 years. Suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton pleaded not guilty to 16 charges including bribery, obstruction of justice, conspiracy and abuse of the public’s… Continue watching
Sep 05 Watch 8:00 'The Last Politician' provides inside look at Biden's first 2 years in White House By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Ian Couzens When Joe Biden stepped into the Oval Office as president on January 20th, 2021, he was possibly better prepared and more equipped to deal with the ways of Washington and his fellow world leaders than other presidents in recent history. Continue watching
Sep 05 Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio gets record 22 years in prison for Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy By Associated Press Tarrio was sentenced Tuesday to 22 years in prison for orchestrating his far-right extremist group’s attack on the U.S. Capitol in a failed bid to stop the transfer of presidential power after Donald Trump lost the 2020 election. Continue reading
Sep 05 Georgia can resume enforcing ban on hormone replacement therapy for transgender youth, judge says By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press Judge Sarah Geraghty on Tuesday put her previous order blocking the ban on hold. Attorneys for Georgia had asked her to vacate the preliminary injunction because an appeals court allowed enforcement of a similar Alabama law. Continue reading
Sep 05 Belarus bans citizens from renewing passports abroad, spreading fear among those who fled repression By Associated Press An estimated 200-300,000 Belarusians have left the country in the last three years since massive protests against an election that returned President Alexander Lukashenko to office led to a harsh crackdown on the political opposition. Continue reading
Sep 05 Voting rights groups move to dismiss their lawsuit challenging gerrymandered Ohio congressional map By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press Attorneys for the League of Women Voters of Ohio and others told the Ohio Supreme Court Tuesday that prolonging the legal wrangling over U.S. House districts isn't in the best interests of Ohio voters. Continue reading
Sep 05 Federal judges will draw Alabama new districts to increase Black voting power By Kim Chandler, Associated Press A three-judge panel has blocked Alabama’s new congressional map after lawmakers failed to create a second district where Black voters at least came close to comprising a majority, as suggested by the court. Continue reading