Politics

Who is Bill Barr and why is he important to the Jan. 6 hearings?

By Hannah Grabenstein

Bill Barr, former attorney general to President Donald Trump, testified in closed-door hearings before the Jan. 6 House committee.

Dutch government angers farmers with new emission goals

By Associated Press

The plan will lead to major upheavals in the Netherlands' multibillion dollar agriculture industry and has already angered some farmers.

Judge blocks Texas from investigating families of trans youth

By Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press

A Texas judge has temporarily blocked the state from investigating families of transgender children who have received gender confirming care.

Analysis: Why Biden declared solar panels, heat pumps integral to national defense

By Daniel Cohan, The Conversation

Other presidents used the Defense Production Act to boost fossil fuel supplies. Biden is using it to replace them with clean energy.

WATCH: Pelosi praises Jan. 6 committee while speaking at the Summit of the Americas

By Associated Press

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she was proud to watch the hearing from the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

WATCH: Biden vows to battle inflation as prices continue climbing

By Chris Megerian, Josh Boak, Associated Press

In President Joe Biden's estimation, the U.S. is in a strong position to overcome the worst inflation in more than 40 years. But so far, inflation just keeps getting the better of the U.S. economy and of the Biden administration.

White supremacists are riling up thousands on social media

By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press

White nationalists and supremacists are building thriving, macho communities across social media platforms like Instagram, Telegram and TikTok.

WATCH: Biden, fellow leaders of the Americas announce migration pact despite discord

By Elliot Spagat, Chris Megerian, Associated Press

President Joe Biden and other Western Hemisphere leaders on Friday announced what is being billed as a roadmap for countries to host large numbers of migrants and refugees.

U.S. to end COVID-19 test requirement for incoming international travelers

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

The Biden administration is lifting its requirement that international air travelers to the U.S. take a COVID-19 test within a day before boarding their flights, easing one of the last remaining government mandates meant to contain the spread of the…

Cost of necessities rose in May, leaving U.S. with new 40-year high in inflation

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

The costs of gas, food and other necessities jumped in May, raising inflation to a new four-decade high and giving American households no respite from rising costs.