Mar 01 Big tech grapples with Russian state media, propaganda By David Klepper, Amanda Seitz, Associated Press Russia's invasion of Ukraine is forcing big tech companies to decide how to handle Russian state media that spread propaganda and misinformation. Continue reading
Mar 01 Russia holds drills with nuclear submarines, land-based missiles amid Ukraine invasion By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press Russian nuclear submarines have sailed off for drills in the Barents Sea and mobile missile launchers are roaming snow forests in Siberia after President Vladimir Putin ordered his nation's nuclear forces put on high alert. Continue reading
Mar 01 Iowa Gov. Reynolds should return $450,000 in improperly spent COVID funds, says state auditor By David Pitt, Associated Press Iowa's state auditor again called for Gov. Kim Reynolds to return nearly $450,000 in federal coronavirus relief funds that were used to pay for 21 governor's office staff members for three months in 2020. Continue reading
Mar 01 Jackson prepares to meet with senators in swift start toward Supreme Court confirmation By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press If confirmed, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson would be the first Black female justice in the court’s more than 200-year history. Continue reading
Mar 01 Twitter suspends U.S. Senate candidate for hateful conduct By Associated Press U.S. Senate candidate for Missouri says she has no plans to delete a transphobic tweet that violated Twitter’s rules against hateful conduct. Continue reading
Mar 01 WATCH: ‘No one fought harder’ for Biden agenda than progressives, Tlaib says By Associated Press President Joe Biden's domestic agenda has been supported by progressives but undermined by Republicans and "corporate-backed Democratic obstructionists," Rep. Rashida Tlaib said in the Working Families Party response to the State of the Union on March 1. Continue reading
Mar 01 Biden extends FEMA coronavirus aid for states through July 1 By Zeke Miller, Associated Press White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients informed governors Tuesday that Biden is approving the extension of Federal Emergency Management Agency support to help continue FEMA-backed efforts like vaccination clinics, mass testing sites and surging hospital resources to deal with local… Continue reading
Mar 01 Texas primary offers first midterm measure of U.S. political mood By Will Weissert, Paul J. Weber, Associated Press Republicans are betting that Tuesday will be the first step toward them easily retaking Congress in November. But the fight over the party's future is much fiercer than it was 20 years ago. Continue reading
Mar 01 Oil prices surge above $100 a barrel as war on Ukraine rages By Damian J. Troise, Alex Veiga, Associated Press The price of oil surged back above $100 a barrel after Russia, a major energy producer, faced further isolation and economic damage because of its invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading
Mar 01 WATCH: House hearing reviews NASA’s planned mission to Mars By News Desk and Associated Press The House Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee held an online status update and review of NASA's Artemis Initiative on Tuesday. Continue reading