Mar 08 Senate votes to block new D.C. crime laws, Biden plans to sign resolution By Mary Clare Jalonick, Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press The Senate voted Wednesday to block new D.C. crime laws and overrule the city government as lawmakers in both parties have expressed concern about rising violent crime rates in cities nationwide. Continue reading
Mar 08 Watch 4:06 News Wrap: Russian mercenaries claim control of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine In our news wrap Wednesday, Russian mercenaries claimed they have gained control of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, President Biden will propose slowing the growth of federal deficits by $3 trillion, worker strikes in France paralyzed parts of the country, tens… Continue watching
Mar 08 WATCH: Biden lays out 2024 budget priorities By Josh Boak, Associated Press As political gridlock puts the government at risk of defaulting, President Joe Biden on Thursday made an opening bid with a budget plan that would cut deficits by $2.9 trillion over the next decade — a proposal that Republicans already intend to reject. Continue reading
Mar 08 Watch 6:11 Senate moves to override controversial crime law in nation’s capital By Lisa Desjardins, Tess Conciatori, Ali Schmitz A U.S. Senate vote on Wednesday means, for the first time in 30 years, Congress and the president will use their power to block a Washington, D.C. local law. The bill would overhaul the city’s criminal code as city leaders… Continue watching
Mar 08 Watch 11:41 Examining how U.S. politics became intertwined with personal identity By Judy Woodruff, Frank Carlson America's divisions often go beyond disputes over policy, regularly spilling into clashes over identity and culture and pitting friends and family against one another. Judy Woodruff explores how that came to be and what it means for our shared future… Continue watching
Mar 08 U.S. sanctions Iranian officials over women’s rights abuses By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The U.S. is adding more sanctions on Iranian state officials who are accused of violating women's rights, amid nationwide anti-government protests over the treatment of young women and girls. Continue reading
Mar 08 Minnesota governor signs executive order protecting rights to gender affirming care By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press Gov. Tim Walz has signed an executive order protecting the rights of LGBTQ people from Minnesota and other states to seek and receive gender affirming health care. Continue reading
Mar 08 Powell says ‘no decision’ on the Federal Reserve’s next move on interest rates By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell stressed Wednesday that the central bank's policymakers have yet to decide how large an interest rate hike to impose at its next meeting in two weeks in its drive to defeat high inflation. Continue reading
Mar 08 U.N. says Afghanistan is world’s most repressive country for women By Rahim Faiez, Associated Press The United Nations says that since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the country has become the most repressive in the world for women and girls. Continue reading
Mar 08 Xi accuses U.S. of attempting to block China’s development By Joe McDonald, Associated Press Is the United States out to sabotage China? Chinese leaders think so. President Xi Jinping accused Washington this week of trying to isolate his country and hold back its development. Continue reading