Politics

WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing after U.S. announces more military aid to Ukraine

By Lolita C. Baldor, Matthew Lee, Associated Press

The U.S. will send Ukraine nearly $3 billion in military aid, in a massive new package that will for the first time include several dozen Bradley fighting vehicles.

WATCH: White House holds news briefing after Biden announces new immigration restrictions

By Associated Press

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre will hold a news briefing on Thursday following an announcement that the Biden administration will implement new border restrictions.

WATCH: State Department holds news briefing after Putin calls for holiday ceasefire

By Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his armed forces to observe a 36-hour unilateral cease-fire in Ukraine this weekend for the Orthodox Christmas holiday.

WATCH: DHS Secretary Mayorkas outlines Biden’s new restrictive immigration plan

By Associated Press

Shortly after President Joe Biden announced a new border security plan, his Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, provided details on how the plan will work.

Biden announces new border restrictions for Nicaraguans, Cubans and Haitians

By Colleen Long, Associated Press

The Biden administration says it'll immediately begin turning away Cubans, Haitians and Nicaraguans who cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, a major expansion of an existing effort to stop Venezuelans attempting to enter the U.S.

Putin orders weekend truce for Orthodox Christmas holiday, Ukraine won’t take part

By Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his armed forces to observe a 36-hour unilateral cease-fire in Ukraine this weekend for the Orthodox Christmas holiday. Kyiv indicated it won't follow suit.

WATCH: Biden announces tougher border restrictions, offers legal path for 30,000 each month

By Seung Min Kim, Colleen Long, Associated Press

President Joe Biden says the U.S. will immediately begin turning away Cubans, Haitians and Nicaraguans who cross the border from Mexico illegally.

WATCH: House meets for 3rd day of speaker vote after McCarthy fails to win more Republican support

By Farnoush Amiri, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

The House stalemate over choosing a new speaker is continuing for a long, excruciating third day of voting with no end in sight.

House adjourns for 2nd day without a speaker after McCarthy fails to win enough Republican support

By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press

House Republicans plowed through the second day of the new Congress, with no clear off-ramp from their political chaos over electing leader Kevin McCarthy as the new speaker.

Biden announces plans to visit the U.S.-Mexico border

By Seung Min Kim, Colleen Long, Associated Press

President Joe Biden says he intends to visit the U.S.-Mexico border in connection with his meeting next week in Mexico City with the leaders of Canada and Mexico.