May 11 WATCH: White House gives news briefing as COVID emergency measures end By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press At Thursday's White House briefing, Jean-Pierre took note of the end of the public health emergency. “The work won't stop,” she said, with the administration working to ensure continued access to COVID vaccines, treatments and tests and to tackle long-COVID. Continue reading
May 11 Trump continues insults of rape accuser, pushing election lies during CNN town hall By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Trump also refused to say whether he wants Ukraine to win the war against Russian aggression and said the U.S. “might as well” default on its debt obligation, despite the potential devastating economic consequences. Continue reading
May 10 New York City Mayor Eric Adams calls fatal subway chokehold a 'tragedy that never should have happened' By Karen Matthews, Associated Press Adams pledged Wednesday to do more to help people like Neely who are experiencing mental health crises. Neely died on May 1 when U.S. Marine veteran Daniel Penny put him in a chokehold aboard a subway train in Manhattan. Continue reading
May 10 Watch 4:42 New York Congressman George Santos charged with fraud and money laundering By Lisa Desjardins, Saher Khan Republican Congressman George Santos was arrested Wednesday. A federal grand jury indicted the freshman lawmaker on 13 charges, ranging from wire fraud to money laundering. Rep. Santos was released on bond from a New York court after pleading not guilty… Continue watching
May 10 Day after sex assault verdict, Trump to face questions at CNN town hall By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Jurors in New York found former President Donald Trump had sexually abused and defamed advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, though they rejected her claim that he raped her. Meanwhile, Trump’s team saw the invitation from CNN as an opportunity to… Continue reading
May 10 What's in the 13-count federal indictment New York Rep. George Santos faces? By Associated Press A 13-count federal indictment unsealed in New York accuses U.S. Rep. George Santos of embezzling money from his campaign, falsely receiving unemployment funds and lying to Congress about his finances. Continue reading
May 10 Feinstein returns to Senate after monthslong absence By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 89, said in a statement she was continuing to recover from side effects of the shingles virus and would work a reduced schedule. Continue reading
May 10 Republicans are using financial records to investigate Hunter Biden. Here's how By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The White House dismissed the whole investigation as “yet another political stunt."… Continue reading
May 10 FDA panel backs first-ever birth control pill sold without prescription By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press Federal health advisers are recommending that a decades-old birth control pill be sold without a prescription. Continue reading
May 10 Vermont's Republican governor signs abortion pill protections into law By Lisa Rathke, Associated Press Vermont's Republican governor has signed abortion and gender affirming shield bills into law that include protecting access to a medication widely used in abortions even if the U.S. Food and Drug Administration withdraws its approval of the pill, mifepristone. Continue reading