Jan 31 Watch 5:13 House Republicans prepare to kick off investigations into Biden White House By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura As part of the new Congress, House Republicans will begin scrutinizing nearly every policy step taken by the Biden White House and Congressional Democrats over the past two years. Lisa Desjardins reports on what to expect. Continue watching
Jan 31 Florida Gov. DeSantis pushes ban on diversity programs in state colleges By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced plans to block state colleges from having programs on diversity, equity and inclusion, and critical race theory. Continue reading
Jan 31 U.S. accuses Russia of endangering nuclear arms treaty by denying inspections By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Russia's refusal to allow on-the-ground inspections to resume is endangering the New START nuclear treaty and U.S.-Russian arms control overall, the Biden administration charged on Tuesday. Continue reading
Jan 31 Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will visit Biden on Feb. 10 By Associated Press Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre says the leaders will discuss U.S. "support of Brazil's democracy and how the two countries can continue to work together to promote inclusion and democratic values in the region and around the world."… Continue reading
Jan 31 WATCH: Trump pleads the 5th in deposition for New York attorney general's office By Associated Press The New York Attorney General's office released video of a deposition given by Donald Trump last August in its civil fraud investigation against the former president. Continue reading
Jan 31 White House says VP Harris will attend Tyre Nichols' funeral By Adrian Sainz, Aaron Morrison, Associated Press The White House said in a statement that Harris was invited to the funeral services planned for Wednesday by Nichols' mother and stepfather. Continue reading
Jan 31 Greek opposition party says it won't participate in parliamentary votes over wiretap scandal By Associated Press It made the move on Tuesday in response to the alleged wiretapping of senior officials by the state intelligence service. Continue reading
Jan 31 WATCH: U.S. 'opposes anything' that could hamper Israel-Palestine 2-state solution, Blinken says By Josef Federman, Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday wrapped up a two-day visit to Israel and the occupied West Bank with no visible signs of progress toward halting one of the deadliest outbreaks of Israeli-Palestinian violence in years. Continue reading
Jan 31 U.S. sanctions Myanmar groups ahead of military coup anniversary By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The U.S. is imposing sanctions on a group of people and organizations connected to Myanmar's military regime as the two-year anniversary nears for the coup that removed the country's civilian government. Continue reading
Jan 31 Strikes and protests continue in France's pension battle By Jade le Deley, John Leicester, Associated Press Labor unions aimed to mobilize more than 1 million protesters in what one veteran left-wing leader described as a “citizens’ insurrection.”… Continue reading