Jan 15 Missouri Democrats criticize 'ridiculous' debate over House dress code By Josh Funk, Associated Press Women who serve in the Missouri House will face a tougher dress code when they return to the floor this week after a debate that Democrats panned as a pointless distraction from the issues facing the state. Continue reading
Jan 15 Watch 3:08 News Wrap: 30 killed in Russian strike on Dnipro apartment In our news wrap Sunday, California is bracing for more heavy rain amid weeks of storms, the death toll from Russia’s attack on an apartment building in Dnipro, Ukraine rose to 30, Israelis protested their government’s push to overhaul the… Continue watching
Jan 14 Lawyers found more classified documents at Biden's home than previously stated By Zeke Miller, Associated Press White House lawyer Richard Sauber said in a statement that a total of six pages of classified documents were found during a search of Biden’s private library at his home in Wilmington, Delaware. Continue reading
Jan 13 Brazil Supreme Court authorizes probe of Bolsonaro for Jan. 8 riot By David Biller, Carla Bridi, Associated Press The Brazilian prosecutor-general's office has asked the Supreme Court to include former president Jair Bolsonaro in its investigation of who incited the Jan. 8 riot in the nation's capital. Continue reading
Jan 13 Justice Department finalizes tighter regulations on gun stabilizing braces By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The Justice Department is finalizing tighter regulations on guns with accessories known as stabilizing braces, a gun-control action touted by President Joe Biden after the devices were used in mass shootings. Continue reading
Jan 13 DHS announces policy that protects migrant workers in labor investigations By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press The Homeland Security Department is announcing measures for migrant workers who witness or are victims of workplace labor violations. The new steps help them apply for protection from deportation. Continue reading
Jan 13 Watch 8:07 New York mayor discusses his policy proposals aimed at combatting crime and homelessness By Geoff Bennett New York City Mayor Eric Adams took office a year ago with a focus on driving down crime. His first year was marked by challenges from the COVID pandemic to a homelessness crisis and an economic downturn. Adams joined Geoff… Continue watching
Jan 13 Watch 11:40 Brooks and Capehart on Biden's handling of classified documents, George Santos scandals New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including questions about President Biden's handling of classified documents, the scandals around GOP Rep. Santos and an attempted… Continue watching
Jan 13 Read part of Trump's deposition in the E. Jean Carrol libel lawsuit By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Questioned for a lawsuit, former President Donald Trump hurled insults and threatened to sue the columnist who accused him of raping her in a department store in the 1990s. Continue reading
Jan 13 In a post-Roe U.S., what's next for the anti-abortion movement? By Hannah Grabenstein Dynamics have changed dramatically since last summer, when the hopes of anti-abortion activists were realized in the court’s overturning of Roe, leaving the legality of abortion up to each state. With their highest-profile goal now a reality, organizers are reassessing… Continue reading