May 01 Trump's attorney requests mistrial in rape, defamation case By Larry Neumeister, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Attorney Joe Tacopina's complaints were filed Monday in Manhattan federal court. Tacopina complained that rulings by Judge Lewis A. Kaplan have been slanted in favor of writer E. Jean Carroll. Continue reading
Apr 30 The GOP wants to implement Medicaid work requirements. Here's what that means By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press More than a half million of the poorest Americans could be left without health insurance under legislation passed by House Republicans that would require people to work in exchange for health care coverage through Medicaid. Here's a look at the proposal and… Continue reading
Apr 30 WATCH: Gwen Ifill, Bill Plante honored at White House press dinner with lifetime awards By News Desk and Associated Press The late PBS NewsHour anchor Gwen Ifill and CBS News correspondent Bill Plante were posthumously awarded the Dunnigan-Payne Prize for lifetime career achievement Saturday at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Continue reading
Apr 30 WATCH: Comedian Roy Wood Jr. headlines White House Correspondents' Dinner By Associated Press Comedian Roy Wood Jr. skewered the political establishment and media as he hosted the White House Correspondents’ Association annual dinner in Washington D.C. on Saturday. Continue reading
Apr 30 WATCH: President Biden gives remarks at White House Correspondents' Dinner By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press While Biden spent the majority of his speech focused on the issue of press freedom, he also jabbed at some of his most vocal political critics. Continue reading
Apr 29 Bipartisan senators urge Biden to step up seizures of Iranian oil amid sanctions By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press A dozen senators are making a bipartisan appeal to President Joe Biden to reinvigorate the power of U.S. authorities to seize Iranian oil assets under an enforcement program they say has been allowed to languish. Continue reading
Apr 29 WATCH: Biden attends White House Correspondents' Dinner, hosted by Roy Wood Jr. By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The White House Correspondents' Association dinner — known for its fun albeit ferocious jabs at Washington — took a more solemn tone this year as what many see as the brazen attack on press freedom across the globe was on… Continue reading
Apr 29 Former national security advisor Bolton calls for closer ties between U.S. and Taiwan By Associated Press John Bolton, a potential Republican presidential candidate in 2024, said at a pro-Taiwan independence event in Taipei that national security teams from both sides must develop contingency plans on how to respond to actions Beijing might take. Continue reading
Apr 28 Canada makes new contract offer to thousands of striking public workers By Associated Press Canada's government has made a new contract offer to the country's biggest public workers union as thousands of federal employees remained on strike Friday for a 10th day. Continue reading
Apr 28 Florida bill allows DeSantis to run for president while governor By Curt Anderson, Associated Press The measure, attached to a much broader elections bill that passed Friday, would carve out an exemption to Florida law requiring anyone seeking office to resign from one they already hold after qualifying as a candidate. Continue reading