Dec 22 Watch 3:54 News Wrap: FTX founder charged with fraud released on $250 million bond In our news wrap Thursday, Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, was released on $250 million bond as he awaits trial on charges of fraud and money laundering, the U.S. economy is showing more signs of strength despite… Continue watching
Dec 22 Watch 7:12 Senate approves $1.7 trillion spending bill to avoid government shutdown, aid Ukraine With Congress coming down to the wire to keep the government open, there were questions Thursday if the $1.7 trillion spending bill would be derailed in the Senate. But it cleared the chamber and heads to the House of Representatives… Continue watching
Dec 22 Read the transcripts of Cassidy Hutchinson’s closed-door Jan. 6 testimony By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson described to the House Jan. 6 committee a wide-ranging pressure campaign from Donald Trump's allies aimed at influencing her cooperation with Congress and stifling potentially damaging testimony about him. Continue reading
Dec 22 WATCH: Biden delivers Christmas address from the White House By Associated Press President Joe Biden will deliver a Christmas address on Thursday from the White House as travelers across much of the eastern United States are bracing for one of the most treacherous Christmas weekends in decades. Continue reading
Dec 22 Why Zelenskyy’s D.C. visit took months to coordinate By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press Zelenskyy had indicated to President Joe Biden the U.S. was the first country he wanted to visit when the time was right for him to travel. Finally, on Dec. 11, Zelenskyy told Biden the time had arrived. Continue reading
Dec 22 After federal face-off, Arizona to remove shipping container wall from Mexico border By Associated Press Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey will take down a makeshift wall made of shipping containers at the Mexico border, settling a lawsuit and political tussle with the federal government over trespassing on federal lands. Continue reading
Dec 22 Racist incidents in high school football spark talks and programs By Cliff Brunt, Associated Press Several racist incidents targeting Black people occurred this high school football season around the nation. Continue reading
Dec 22 Senate passes $1.7 trillion spending bill to finance government, aid Ukraine By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The Senate passed a massive $1.7 trillion spending bill Thursday that finances federal agencies through September and provides another large round of aid to Ukraine one day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's dramatic address to a joint meeting of Congress. Continue reading
Dec 21 Jan. 6 panel nears release of its final report By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press An 800-page report set to be released Thursday by House investigators will conclude that then-President Donald Trump criminally plotted to overturn his 2020 election defeat and “provoked his supporters to violence” at the Capitol with false claims of widespread voter… Continue reading
Dec 21 Watch 15:39 Zelenskyy visits Washington to meet with Biden and address Congress amid plea for more aid By Judy Woodruff, Shoshana Dubnow, Cai Pigliucci President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine made a surprise visit to his nation's most important partner in its fight against Russia. Zelenskyy arrived in Washington on Wednesday to meet with President Biden and address Congress. It comes as U.S. lawmakers are… Continue watching