Sep 30 Kuwait vote shakes up parliament amid political gridlock By Associated Press Voters in Kuwait have chosen to shake up their parliament, sending conservative Islamist figures and two women to the assembly in the Gulf Arab nation's second election in less than two years. Continue reading
Sep 30 U.S. outlines plan for long-term baby formula imports By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press The Friday announcement from the Food and Drug Administration aims to diversify the nation's highly concentrated formula industry and prevent future shortages. Continue reading
Sep 30 U.S. hits Russia with new sanctions as tensions over Ukraine soar By Fatima Hussein, Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. officials said Friday they would support any effort by Ukraine to retake the annexed territories by force, setting the stage for further hostilities. Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch 4:02 News Wrap: European Union inflation hits 10 percent, Cubans protest lingering power outage In our news wrap Friday, the war in Ukraine sent natural gas prices and overall inflation soaring across the European Union, rare public protests have broken out in Cuba over lingering power outages from Hurricane Ian and Congress gave final… Continue watching
Sep 30 Biden signs bill to avert partial government shutdown, aid Ukraine By Kevin Freking, Associated Press President Joe Biden has signed into law a bill that finances the federal government through mid-December and provides another infusion of military and economic aid to Ukraine. Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch 12:00 Brooks and Capehart on response to Hurricane Ian and right-wing election wins in Europe New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the state and federal response to Hurricane Ian and recent election victories by right-wing political parties across… Continue watching
Sep 30 Burkina Faso army officers declare countercoup By Sam Mednick, Arsene Kabore, Associated Press In a statement carried Friday night, their spokesman declared that Lt. Col. Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba was no longer in control of the country. Continue reading
Sep 30 Biden administration scales back student debt cancellation; GOP states sue to halt plan By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press the administration quietly scaled back eligibility rules for the debt relief, eliminating a relatively small group of borrowers who are the subject of legal debate in the suit. Continue reading
Sep 30 House approves bill to avert government shutdown, aid Ukraine By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The bill provides more than $12.3 billion in Ukraine-related aid. The money will go to provide training, equipment and logistics support for the Ukraine military, help Ukraine's government provide basic services to its citizens. Continue reading
Sep 30 WATCH: Pelosi commits to ‘democracy in Ukraine’ but demurs on NATO membership By Associated Press Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi reiterated the US Congress' commitment to "democracy in Ukraine," when asked about whether she supports Ukraine's request to join NATO, but added that NATO expansion is a "big project."… Continue reading