Oct 19 Watch 5:19 News Wrap: New York City opens temporary housing site for migrants In our news wrap Wednesday, New York opened a temporary housing site for migrants, competitive rock climber Elnaz Rekabi returned to Iran after competing abroad without a mandatory headscarf and British Prime Minister Liz Truss apologized for causing economic turmoil… Continue watching
Oct 19 Watch 8:47 Biden releases more oil from strategic reserve to help lower gas prices By Geoff Bennett President Biden announced the release of an additional 15 million barrels of oil from the U.S. strategic reserve. The president insisted the move is not politically motivated ahead of the midterms and criticized oil companies for not doing more to… Continue watching
Oct 19 Watch 10:04 Critical gubernatorial campaigns and the contentious issues that could decide them By Lisa Desjardins, Tyriana Evans Control of Congress is on the ballot in this year's midterms, but so is control of dozens of governor’s seats. Democrats and Republicans alike are hoping to flip some of the 36 states that have gubernatorial matchups. Lisa Desjardins takes… Continue watching
Oct 19 Watch 11:21 Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the current state of the Middle East Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new memoir, "Bibi: My Story" is out this week. He joined Judy Woodruff to talk about the book and discussed the current state of the Middle East. Continue watching
Oct 19 Trump answers questions in defamation suit filed by E. Jean Carroll By Associated Press Former President Donald Trump answered questions under oath in a defamation lawsuit filed by a writer who says the Republican raped her in the mid-1990s. Continue reading
Oct 19 UK Prime Minister Liz Truss vows to stay as home secretary resigns By Jill Lawless, Associated Press The government of British Prime Minister Liz Truss is teetering on the verge of collapse, just hours after she vowed to keep governing. Continue reading
Oct 19 Ukraine accuses Iran of violating UN ban on transferring drones By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press Ukraine's U.N. Ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya invited U.N. experts to visit the country to inspect Iranian-origin drones being used by Russia against civilian targets. Continue reading
Oct 19 What is the Strategic Petroleum Reserve? By David Koenig, Cathy Bussewitz, Associated Press Tapping the reserve is among the few things a president can do alone to try to control inflation, which makes Americans poorer and often creates a political liability for the party in control of the White House. Continue reading
Oct 19 U.S. awards $2.8 billion in grants for electric vehicle batteries in 12 states By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The Biden administration on Wednesday awarded $2.8 billion in grants to build and expand domestic manufacturing of batteries for electric vehicles in 12 states. Continue reading
Oct 19 WATCH: Biden talks infrastructure in Pennsylvania as midterms loom By Chris Megerian, Associated Press As Democrats fight to keep control of the Senate, President Joe Biden has been practically absent from midterm election campaigning in pivotal states such as Georgia, Nevada and Ohio. Continue reading