Mar 17 WATCH: Supreme Court Bar holds remembrance ceremony for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, whose death ahead of the 2020 election led to a conservative shift on the Supreme Court, was remembered Friday during ceremonies at the high court as a legendary champion for women's rights. Continue reading
Mar 17 China’s Xi Jinping to meet Putin as nation seeks more global role By Karl Ritter, Associated Press Chinese President Xi Jinping is planning to visit Russia next week in a diplomatic boost for Russian President Vladimir Putin. Continue reading
Mar 17 Turkey’s president says he will support Finland’s bid to join NATO By Andrew Wilks, Associated Press Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that his government would move forward with ratifying Finland’s NATO application, paving the way for the country to join the military bloc ahead of Sweden. Continue reading
Mar 16 Utah bans abortion clinics in new wave of restrictions By Sam Metz, Associated Press The decision by Utah's Republican governor to sign into law a ban on abortion clinics is raising concerns about how already overburdened hospitals will accommodate becoming the only place for legal abortions in the state. Continue reading
Mar 16 Federal Reserve lent $300 billion in emergency funds to banks in the past week By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Nearly half the money — $143 billion — went to holding companies for the two major banks that failed over the past week, Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, triggering widespread alarm in financial markets. Continue reading
Mar 16 Watch 6:25 News Wrap: Yellen dismisses fears more banks may collapse In our news wrap Thursday, it was another turbulent day in the financial world with news of rescues of troubled banks on both sides of the Atlantic, prosecutors in Virginia charged 10 people in the smothering death of a Black… Continue watching
Mar 16 What are the next steps for Black reparations in San Francisco? By Janie Har, Associated Press San Francisco leaders have backed the idea of paying reparations to Black people to atone for slavery and the systemic discrimination that followed. But exactly what those reparations will look like remains up in the air. Continue reading
Mar 16 Watch 5:56 Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren on banking regulations, border security By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura Many Americans are watching and waiting to see if Congress will address two major issues facing the country right now, the financial security of banks and immigration at the southern border. Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren has spent a career focused… Continue watching
Mar 16 Watch 7:12 Minnesota governor says his state is national model for transgender rights By Geoff Bennett, Saher Khan With the 2022 election, Democrats in Minnesota took control of both chambers of the state's legislature for the first time in nine years. Gov. Tim Walz joined the state's House and Senate leadership in pushing reforms like voting rights for… Continue watching
Mar 16 Hungary pressures EU by delaying Finland, Sweden NATO vote By Justin Spike, Associated Press Nearly a year after Sweden and Finland officially applied to join NATO following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, their admission into the military alliance remains unresolved because two NATO members — Turkey and Hungary — still haven't approved their bids. Continue reading