Mar 09 Watch 5:25 News Wrap: Russia launches large-scale attack across Ukraine In our news wrap Thursday, Russia launched its biggest barrage in a month across Ukraine, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was hospitalized in Washington after a fall, the Senate confirmed President Biden's pick to lead the IRS, the FBI is… Continue watching
Mar 09 Why Indonesia is moving its capital from Jakarta to Borneo By Edna Tarigan, Victoria Milko, Associated Press Indonesian government authorities unveiled the site of the country's new capital this week, showing a preview of what progress has been made on the city's construction. Continue reading
Mar 09 Watch 8:12 White House makes push to eradicate hepatitis C By Amna Nawaz, Laura Santhanam, Dorothy Hastings Part of President Biden's budget focuses on attacking hepatitis C, a disease that's almost completely curable with drugs. Left untreated, it can lead to chronic illness and even death. But roughly 2.4 million Americans still live with it amid barriers… Continue watching
Mar 09 House GOP votes to overturn Biden administration water protections By Matthew Daly, Michael Phillis, Associated Press The House has voted 227-198 to overturn the Biden administration's protections for thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways, advancing long-held Republican arguments that the regulations are an environmental overreach and burden to business. Continue reading
Mar 09 Former GOP Ohio speaker, lobbyist guilty in $60 million bribery scheme By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press Ex-Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and former state Republican chair Matt Borges have been convicted in a $60 million bribery scheme that federal prosecutors have called the largest corruption case in state history. Continue reading
Mar 09 NATO chief pushes for Finland and Sweden to become new members by July By Lorne Cook, Associated Press NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg is spearheading a new drive to see Finland and Sweden join the alliance's ranks soon. It's hoped that they will become members by the time Biden and his counterparts meet for their next summit in July. Continue reading
Mar 09 Biden to seek more than $2.8 billion from Congress for ‘cancer moonshot’ By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Joe Biden is requesting more than $2.8 billion in the federal budget proposal he's sending to Congress to help advance his cancer-fighting goals. Continue reading
Mar 09 Here’s what Biden’s budget would do — if Congress supports it By Chris Megerian, Associated Press With Republicans in control of the House, there's no chance that President Joe Biden's new budget plan will become law as it stands. Instead, the financial blueprint that he's announcing in Philadelphia on Thursday will serve as a political talking… Continue reading
Mar 09 In a speech, China’s Xi Jinping calls for ‘more quickly elevating’ armed forces By Associated Press The program laid out by Xi dovetails with a number of national strategies already underway, including the "Made in China 2025" campaign to make China dominant in 10 key fields and a decades-old campaign for civilian-military integration in the economy. Continue reading
Mar 09 Applications for U.S. jobless aid rise by the most in 5 months, layoffs stay historically low By Matt Ott, Associated Press The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week jumped by the most in five months, but layoffs remain historically low as the labor market continues to be largely unaffected by the Federal Reserve's interest rate hikes. Continue reading