Politics

Israel raids Palestinian rights groups it previously labeled as terrorists

By Jalal Hassan, Fares Akram, Associated Press

Rights defenders have described Israel's moves against the groups as part of a decades-long crackdown on political activists in the occupied territories.

WATCH: State Department spokesman Price holds briefing after Israel raids Palestinian advocacy groups

By Associated Press

The raids marked a major escalation against the civil society organizations, which Israel has outlawed over claims that they have ties to a militant group, a charge they deny.

Giuliani says he 'satisfied' obligation with Georgia grand jury probe into 2020 election

By Kate Brumback, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press

Rudy Giuliani says he has "satisfied his obligation" after facing hours of questioning Wednesday before a special grand jury in Atlanta.

Slightly fewer Americans file for jobless benefits last week as strong labor market continues

By Matt Ott, Associated Press

Slightly fewer Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week as the labor market continues to be the strongest segment of the U.S. economy.

New climate law signed by Biden to slice carbon pollution 40 percent, study says

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

The first official federal calculations of the new spending package that President Biden signed this week show it will slice America's carbon pollution by more than 1 billion tons by the end of the decade.

Media to ask judge to make public FBI search warrant affidavit for Trump

By Terry Spencer, Associated Press

Attorneys for the nation's largest media companies will try to persuade a federal magistrate judge to make public the affidavit supporting the warrant that allowed FBI agents to search former President Donald Trump's Florida estate.

Former Trump executive agrees to testify as part of plea deal in tax case

By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press

A top executive at former President Donald Trump's family business has pleaded guilty to evading taxes.

Ruling clears Joe Biden's 2021 pause on new oil, gas leases

By Kevin McGill, Matthew Brown, Associated Press

A judge's order that forced the Biden administration to resume sales of oil and gas leases on federal land and waters has been lifted by a federal appeals court.

Egypt's central bank governor resigns as economic struggles mount

By Samy Magdy, Aya Batrawy, Associated Press

The Middle East's most populous nation has struggled to curb inflation triggered by Russia's war in Ukraine, high oil prices and a drop in tourism.

Judge says pharmacies owe 2 Ohio counties $650 million in opioids suit

By Mark Gillispie, Associated Press

A federal judge in Cleveland has awarded $650 million in damages to two Ohio counties that sued CVS, Walgreens and Walmart over the way the national pharmacy chains distributed opioids to their communities.