Politics

House votes to reinstate solar panel tariffs paused by Biden

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

The House voted Friday to reinstate tariffs on solar panel imports from several Southeast Asian countries. President Joe Biden paused them in a bid to boost solar panel installations in the U.S., a key part of his climate agenda.

Climate activists stage over a week of road blockages in Berlin

By Frank Jordans, Associated Press

Members of the Last Generation group glued themselves to the road and caused long traffic jams for commuters. The group has acknowledged that its protests are provocative but argues that creating friction can encourage debate about climate change.

Heavy clashes rock Sudan's capital despite fragile truce

By Samy Magdy, Associated Press

Sudanese residents say heavy explosions and gunfire have rocked parts of Sudan's capital, Khartoum, and its twin city of Omdurman, despite the extension of a fragile truce between the county's rival top generals.

In drought-stricken Arizona, fresh scrutiny of Saudi Arabia-owned farm's water use

By Suman Naishadham, Associated Press

In Arizona, worsening drought has brought renewed attention to a farm owned by a Saudi Arabian company and whether the state should be doing more to protect its groundwater resources.

Why Arab Americans are pushing for a 'Middle East or North African' category on the census

By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang

The federal proposal for a separate MENA category would lead to more accurate federal data collection for Arab Americans.

Brazilian President Lula resumes recognition of Indigenous land areas

By Carla Bridi, Fabiano Maisonnave, Associated Press

Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has approved the creation of six Indigenous territories, the first such move after a five-year hiatus in Indigenous demarcation.

North Carolina Supreme Court reverses electoral district, voter ID rulings decided last year

By Gary Robertson, Associated Press

North Carolina’s state Supreme Court has thrown out previous rulings that declared illegal both redistricting maps for excessive partisanship and a photo voter identification law for being infected with racial bias.

Hoping to bolster foreign policy credentials, DeSantis' overseas trip overshadowed by Disney fight

By Brendan Farrington, Associated Press

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is facing questions about losing ground to former President Donald Trump and being taken to court by Walt Disney World.

Abortion bans fail in conservative South Carolina and Nebraska legislatures

By Margery A. Beck, James Pollard, Associated Press

Abortion bans in deeply conservative Nebraska and South Carolina each fell short of advancing in close legislative votes amid heated debates among Republicans.

Republicans use nonviolent state capitol protests to redefine 'insurrection'

By Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press

The silencing of a transgender lawmaker in Montana marks the third time in five weeks that Republicans have attempted to compare disruptive but nonviolent protests at state capitols to insurrections.