Sep 28 WATCH: State Department spokesman Ned Price holds briefing as Russia works to annex parts of Ukraine By Jon Gambrell, Adam Schreck, Associated Press Russia positioned itself Wednesday to formally annex parts of Ukraine where occupied areas held a Kremlin-orchestrated “referendum” on living under Moscow’s rule that the Ukrainian government and the West denounced as illegal and rigged. Continue reading
Sep 28 WATCH: Pentagon press secretary Pat Ryder holds news briefing By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press Pentagon press secretary Pat Ryder will hold a news briefing Wednesday following the firing of two North Korean short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters. Continue reading
Sep 28 WATCH: White House addresses Biden's reference to late congresswoman at hunger summit By Associated Press White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre later said Rep. Jackie Walorski was “top of mind” to Biden when he called out “Where's Jackie?” during his remarks at a hunger conference Wednesday. Continue reading
Sep 28 WATCH: White House Monkeypox Response Team says vaccine appears effective By Kevin Freking, Associated Press HHS released its first wave of research on the efficacy of monkeypox vaccine, and the White House says it shows that unvaccinated individuals are 14 times more likely to get monkeypox than individuals who have gotten a single dose of… Continue reading
Sep 28 WATCH: President Biden celebrates Disability Pride Month at the White House By Associated Press The president said despite the advances in the 30 years since ADA was passed, disabled Americans still face an uphill battle when it comes to employment and wage equality. Continue reading
Sep 28 WATCH: Biden calls on Congress to reinstate expanded child tax credit to end hunger by 2030 By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press President Joe Biden is hosting a conference on hunger, nutrition and health, the first by the White House since 1969 during the Nixon administration. Continue reading
Sep 27 South Carolina lawmakers fail to pass stricter abortion laws By Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press Abortion laws in South Carolina almost certainly won't get more restrictive after Republicans in the General Assembly couldn't agree on a total ban. Continue reading
Sep 27 Sen. Manchin ends push for faster energy project permit process, easing path for spending bill By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Removing the permitting legislation is likely to make it much easier to pass a spending bill that will keep the government running through mid-December and provide more aid to Ukraine. Continue reading
Sep 27 Watch 5:12 News Wrap: Voting in Russian-held areas of Ukraine concludes, pipeline leaks in Baltic Sea In our news wrap Tuesday, voting orchestrated by the Kremlin and rejected by most other countries concluded in Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine, natural gas leaks along Russian pipelines in the Baltic Sea trigger questions of possible sabotage and the U.S. Continue watching
Sep 27 Watch 6:10 Iran cracks down on protests after death of young woman as global demonstrations grow By Amna Nawaz, Reza Sayah Protests mostly led by women are spreading in Iran and around the world. They were sparked by the death of a young woman in the custody of the so-called "morality police." Over the last ten days, images have emerged of… Continue watching