Politics

WATCH: Biden awards Medal of Honor to three soldiers for actions in Iraq, Afghanistan

By Alexandra Jaffe, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

President Joe Biden on Thursday presented the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military award for valor in combat, to three soldiers who fought in Afghanistan and Iraq. Two were recognized posthumously.

U.S. imposes sanctions on China over human rights abuses of Uighurs

By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

The Commerce Department is targeting China’s Academy of Military Medical Sciences and its 11 research institutes that focus on using biotechnology to support the Chinese military.

Army: 98 percent of soldiers got COVID-19 vaccine by deadline

By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

The Army says 98% of its active duty force had gotten at least one dose of the mandatory coronavirus vaccine as of this week's deadline for the shots.

States volunteer to take more cuts in Colorado River water

By Brittany Peterson, Felicia Fonseca, Associated Press

Water leaders in California, Arizona and Nevada have signed an agreement to further reduce their take of Colorado River water to help stave off wider, mandatory cuts in the future.

The security flaw that’s terrified the internet

By Frank Bajak, Associated Press

Security pros say it's one of the worst computer vulnerabilities they've ever seen. They say state-backed Chinese and Iranian hackers and rogue cryptocurrency miners have already seized on it.

Senate sends Biden big defense bill that addresses military sexual assault

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Congress has sent President Joe Biden a $768.2 billion defense bill that makes landmark changes to the way the military handles sexual assaults and keeps women out of the draft.

Tests show lead in Benton Harbor tap water finally dropping

By Michael Phillis, Associated Press

Michigan officials said the new results indicate that corrosion control is helping, but the nearly 10,000 residents of Benton Harbor should still use bottled water for basic activities such as drinking and cooking.

WATCH: Rep. Cheney reads texts sent by Fox hosts to Mark Meadows on Jan. 6

By David Bauder, Associated Press

Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham and Brian Kilmeade all texted Mark Meadows during the insurrection offering advice on what the president should do.

WATCH: Senate Commerce Committee hearing on U.S. airline industry’s use of COVID-19 aid

By Associated Press

The Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing Wednesday about the U.S. airline industry’s use of COVID-19 aid from the federal government.

WATCH: Biden pledges ‘whatever it takes’ to assist tornado victims

By Josh Boak, Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press

“The scope and scale of this destruction is almost beyond belief,” he said as he stood before a home reduced to a few walls and piles of rubble in Dawson Springs, one of two Kentucky towns he visited.