Politics

Average gas prices close in on $5 a gallon in the U.S.

By David Koenig, Associated Press

Pump prices have been rising steadily for months, as global oil prices rise and demand for gas increases. Prices range from an average $6.40 a gallon in California to $4.41 in Georgia.

WATCH: Biden says future for the Americas depends on countries working together

By Associated Press

Relations with Latin America have proved tricky for the administration even as it solidifies ties in Europe, where Russia's invasion of Ukraine has prompted closer cooperation, and in Asia, where China's rising influence has rattled some countries.

WATCH: Biden seeks unity at Summit of the Americas, finds discord

By Chris Megerian, Josh Boak, Associated Press

Biden tried to present a unifying vision for the Western Hemisphere on Thursday but the Summit of the Americas quickly spilled into open discord, a telling illustration of the difficulties of bringing North and South America together.

Michigan GOP candidate Ryan Kelley charged for Capitol riot role

By Ed White, Sara Burnett, Associated Press

Ryan Kelley, one of five Republican candidates for Michigan governor, has been charged with misdemeanors for his role in the 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

WATCH: Pelosi says House is ready to consider a Senate gun bill

By Associated Press

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the House stands ready to consider a gun bill from the Senate “if it’s life-saving and can make a difference.”…

Who are the witnesses testifying at the Jan. 6 hearings?

By Hannah Grabenstein, Kenichi Serino, Dan Cooney

For the past year, the House committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has conducted more than 1,000 interviews, seeking critical information and documents from people witness to, or involved in, the violence that day.

Who is Nick Quested and why did he testify in the Jan. 6 hearings?

By Hannah Grabenstein

Nick Quested, a documentary filmmaker who captured parts of the Jan. 6 insurrection, is among the first witnesses to testify before the House committee investigating the attack during its first hearing June 9.

Who is Caroline Edwards and why did she testify in the Jan. 6 hearings?

By Kenichi Serino

Capitol Police Officer Caroline Edwards is one of two witnesses who was called to testify June 9 at the first public hearing of the Jan. 6 Committee.

WATCH: Ahead of Jan. 6 hearings, McCarthy calls committee 'least legitimate' in American history

By Associated Press

Hours before the Jan. 6 committee opens its prime time hearings about the riot at the U.S. Capitol in January 2021, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy called it "the most political and least legitimate committee in American history."…