Dec 01 Watch 5:52 Early voting in Georgia Senate runoff between Warnock and Walker breaks records By Laura Barrón-López Georgia’s runoff election for a U.S. Senate seat has broken records for the most people voting early on a single day. In total, more than one million people have already cast their ballots in the race between incumbent Democratic Senator… Continue watching
Dec 01 Senate votes to avert freight rail strike amid economic concern By Kevin Freking, Josh Funk, Associated Press Legislation to avert a freight rail strike in the United States is headed to President Joe Biden's desk. A bill to avoid the strike won final approval Thursday, clearing the Senate in a bipartisan vote. Continue reading
Dec 01 Federal appeals court halts special master review of Trump’s Mar-a-lago documents By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The decision by the three-judge panel represents a significant win for federal prosecutors, clearing the way for them to use as part of their investigation the entire tranche of documents seized during an Aug. 8 FBI search of Mar-a-Lago. Continue reading
Dec 01 Arizona judge orders Cochise County officials to certify election results by end of day By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press An Arizona judge has ordered Cochise County officials to certify the midterm election results by the end of the day, and ruled that Republican supervisors broke the law when they refused to sign off on the vote count by this… Continue reading
Dec 01 WATCH: Pelosi speaks on Trump’s tax returns, legislation to halt rail strike By Associated Press Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi weighed in on former President Donald Trump's tax returns, now in the hands of a House committee, saying, "we need to see how this works."… Continue reading
Dec 01 WATCH: Commodity Futures Trading Commission chairman ask Congress to ‘move quickly’ on crypto bill By Associated Press The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) chairman Rostin Behnam urged Congress"to move quickly" to put in place "guardrails" for digital assets following the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX. Continue reading
Dec 01 Supreme Court to keep Biden’s student loan cancellation blocked for now By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court says the Biden administration program to cancel student loans will remain blocked for now, but the justices have agreed to take up the case in late winter. Continue reading
Dec 01 Abortion-rights groups prepare for more battles following 2022 victories By Sara Burnett, Associated Press Emboldened by the results of November's midterms, abortion rights supporters say they are preparing for even bigger fights in state legislatures and pivotal elections to come. Continue reading
Dec 01 Russian shelling cuts off power again in liberated Kherson region By Inna Varenytsia, Associated Press Russian shelling has cut off power in the recently liberated Ukrainian city of Kherson just days after it was restored. Moscow is pressing its drive to destroy Ukraine's energy plants and other key civilian infrastructure as freezing weather sets in. Continue reading
Dec 01 Biden administration urges Senate to act amid looming rail worker strike By Josh Funk, Kevin Freking, Associated Press The Biden administration is saying the U.S. economy would face a severe economic shock if senators don't pass legislation this week to avert a freight rail worker strike. Continue reading