Politics

House GOP votes to overturn Biden administration water protections

By Matthew Daly, Michael Phillis, Associated Press

The House has voted 227-198 to overturn the Biden administration's protections for thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways, advancing long-held Republican arguments that the regulations are an environmental overreach and burden to business.

Former GOP Ohio speaker, lobbyist guilty in $60 million bribery scheme

By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press

Ex-Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and former state Republican chair Matt Borges have been convicted in a $60 million bribery scheme that federal prosecutors have called the largest corruption case in state history.

NATO chief pushes for Finland and Sweden to become new members by July

By Lorne Cook, Associated Press

NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg is spearheading a new drive to see Finland and Sweden join the alliance's ranks soon. It's hoped that they will become members by the time Biden and his counterparts meet for their next summit in July.

Biden to seek more than $2.8 billion from Congress for 'cancer moonshot'

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press

President Joe Biden is requesting more than $2.8 billion in the federal budget proposal he's sending to Congress to help advance his cancer-fighting goals.

Here's what Biden's budget would do — if Congress supports it

By Chris Megerian, Associated Press

With Republicans in control of the House, there's no chance that President Joe Biden's new budget plan will become law as it stands. Instead, the financial blueprint that he's announcing in Philadelphia on Thursday will serve as a political talking…

In a speech, China's Xi Jinping calls for 'more quickly elevating' armed forces

By Associated Press

The program laid out by Xi dovetails with a number of national strategies already underway, including the "Made in China 2025" campaign to make China dominant in 10 key fields and a decades-old campaign for civilian-military integration in the economy.

Applications for U.S. jobless aid rise by the most in 5 months, layoffs stay historically low

By Matt Ott, Associated Press

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week jumped by the most in five months, but layoffs remain historically low as the labor market continues to be largely unaffected by the Federal Reserve's interest rate hikes.

Medicaid coverage for new moms gains support in GOP-controlled states

By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press

After years of refusing to expand Medicaid benefits for new mothers, Republican officials in more than a half-dozen states are reversing course.

Former Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis censured for falsehoods about 2020 election

By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press

Jenna Ellis acknowledged making 10 separate false statements on television and Twitter about the election. At the time, Ellis was a senior attorney for Trump's campaign.

Hepatitis C is 'not something you wish on anybody.' Biden has a plan to end it

By Laura Santhanam

There’s no vaccine to prevent hepatitis C infections, which often go undetected for years – experts say the virus’ stealthy nature and inadequate access to testing mean that many more people likely have hepatitis C and don’t even know it.