Jan 13 WATCH: U.S., Japan sign space cooperation agreement By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The meeting and signing ceremony capped a weeklong tour for Kishida that took him to five European and North American capitals for talks on his effort to beef up Japan's security in a time of provocative Chinese and North Korean… Continue reading
Jan 13 U.S. expected to hit debt limit Thursday, Yellen tells Congress By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen notified Congress on Friday that the U.S. is projected to reach its debt limit on Thursday and will then resort to “extraordinary measures” to avoid default. Continue reading
Jan 13 Trump Organization fined $1.6 million for tax fraud By Michael Sisak, Associated Press The amount imposed by Judge Juan Manuel Merchan was the maximum allowed by law, an amount equal to double the taxes a small group of executives avoided on benefits including rent-free apartments in Trump buildings, luxury cars and private school… Continue reading
Jan 13 WATCH: U.S. joins UK in decrying planned execution in Iran By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The United States echoed Great Britain in calling for a halt to the execution of Ali Reza Akbari, a British-Iranian dual national and former senior defense official in Iran. Continue reading
Jan 13 WATCH: White House previews Biden's trip to Atlanta to mark MLK Day By Steve Peoples, Jill Colvin, Associated Press On Sunday morning, President Joe Biden is due to speak at a commemorative service at Ebenezer Baptist Church, the historic Atlanta house of worship where King preached from 1960 until his assassination in 1968. Continue reading
Jan 13 What is Title 42 and what does it mean for immigration at the southern border? By Nicole Ellis, Casey Kuhn President Joe Biden visited the U.S.-Mexico border on Sunday for the first time as president, amid controversy and backlash about the administration’s allocation of resources to the southern border. The visit came days after he announced a new, restrictive policy… Continue reading
Jan 12 Watch 4:55 Special counsel appointed to investigate documents found at Biden's home and former office More classified documents from President Biden's time as vice president were found inside his Delaware home, the White House said. This came after the disclosure earlier this week of documents found inside a Washington office. Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed… Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch 3:28 News Wrap: Air travel back to normal day after FAA outage In our news wrap Thursday, U.S. air travel returned to close to normal after a government computer system broke down and grounded all flights for a time, the mayor of Selma, Alabama, reports significant damage from a large tornado that… Continue watching
Jan 12 How the Trump, Biden classified documents cases compare By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press White House officials said "a small number of documents" were discovered last November and a second batch was found in storage at Biden's home. In contrast, roughly 300 documents with classification markings have been recovered from Trump. Continue reading
Jan 12 Watch 6:25 More Republicans call for scandal-plagued Congressman George Santos to resign More Republican lawmakers are calling for New York Congressman George Santos to resign, just days after the scandal-plagued freshman was sworn in to the House. Santos is under investigation by state and federal authorities after he admitted to lying about… Continue watching