Politics

Pakistani court issues arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan

By Munir Ahmed, Associated Press

A Pakistani court has issued an arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Imran Khan, as the cricket star-turned-politician called on his supporters to keep up protests amid a roiling political crisis.

U.S. officials make case for renewing FISA surveillance program

By Eric Tucker, Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press

Biden administration officials are urging Congress to renew a surveillance program the U.S. government has long seen as vital in countering overseas threats of terrorism, cyberattacks and espionage operations.

Bringing historical Black newspapers into the digital age, students discover their past

By Kenichi Serino

The stories told by Black newspapers about their own communities are less well known. The Black Press Archives seeks to change that.

Why Seattle banned caste discrimination

By Nicole Ellis, Julia Griffin, Yasmeen Alamiri

Nearly 5.4 million South Asians live in the U.S., most of whom trace their roots to Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan or Sri Lanka, according to the group South Asian Americans Leading Together. In many of these communities, a 3,000-year-old…

Biden administration faces dilemma in conflict over major Alaska oil project

By Becky Bohrer, Matthew Brown, Associated Press

The Biden administration is weighing approval of a major oil project on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope that supporters say represents an economic lifeline for Indigenous communities but environmentalists say runs counter to climate goals.

Keisha Lance Bottoms leaving White House, returns to Atlanta

By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press

President Joe Biden has appointed a former Columbia, South Carolina, mayor to be a top White House adviser. Steve Benjamin will take over the White House Office of Engagement from former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, who is returning to…

Biden to nominate Julie Su as the next U.S. labor secretary

By Seung Min Kim, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

President Joe Biden is nominating Julie Su, the current deputy and former California official, as his next labor secretary. She would replace the departing incumbent, former Boston mayor Marty Walsh.

WATCH: Pentagon reports no evidence of weapons lost to fraud in Ukraine

By Susie Blann, Associated Press

The Pentagon's inspector general says his office has found no evidence yet that any of the billions of dollars in weapons and aid to Ukraine has been lost to corruption or diverted into the wrong hands.

Murdoch acknowledges some Fox hosts ‘endorsed’ false election claims

By Randall Chase, Associated Press

Rupert Murdoch acknowledged that some Fox News commentators endorsed the false allegations that the 2020 presidential election was stolen and that he didn't step in to stop them from promoting the claims, according to excerpts of a deposition unsealed Monday.

WATCH: Biden warns of Republicans putting affordable health care at risk during visit to Virginia Beach

By Colleen Long, Josh Boak, Associated Press

President Joe Biden on Tuesday said GOP lawmakers could put millions of people's health care at risk, honing his message ahead of the release of his budget plan next week as Republicans push for him to negotiate over spending levels.