Apr 27 WATCH: Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas testifies on Title 42 in Senate hearing By News Desk Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is expected to testify on DHS budget in Senate hearing on Wednesday. Continue reading
Apr 27 WATCH: Madeleine Albright spent life helping other women, former Secretary of State Clinton says By Matthew Lee, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press World leaders and Washington's political and foreign policy elite paid their respects to Madeleine Albright, who was America's first female secretary of state. Continue reading
Apr 27 WATCH: Madeleine Albright was the 'voice of America at its best,' former President Clinton says in eulogy By Associated Press President Bill Clinton honored former Secretary of State Madeleine Abright at her funeral service in Washington by recalling their last conversation, one he says "he will never forget."… Continue reading
Apr 27 WATCH: Madeleine Albright was 'a force for good in the world,' Biden says in eulogy By News Desk and Matthew Lee, Associated Press World leaders and Washington's political and foreign policy elite are paying their respects to Madeleine Albright, who was America's first female secretary of state. Continue reading
Apr 27 LISTEN: Supreme Court seems divided in case over jurisdiction of Oklahoma tribal lands By Mark Sherman, Ken Miller, Associated Press The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in Oklahoma's ongoing battle with Native American tribes over the state's authority to prosecute people accused of crimes on Native American lands. Continue reading
Apr 27 Jailed U.S. Marine released from Russia in prisoner exchange By Eric Tucker, Matthew Lee, Associated Press Russia and the United States have exchanged prisoners. Russia released a Marine veteran jailed in Moscow while the U.S. released a convicted Russian drug trafficker serving a prison sentence in Connecticut. Continue reading
Apr 26 Administration expands availability of COVID antiviral pill By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden's administration is taking steps to expand availability of the life-saving COVID-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid. Continue reading
Apr 26 Watch 6:29 How powerful conservatives pushed the 'Big Lie' that the 2020 election was fraudulent By John Yang, Saher Khan The unfounded belief that the 2020 election was rigged has become an important force in American politics, especially in this year's Republican primaries. John Yang has more on what the non-profit news organization ProPublica and PBS's Frontline found about how… Continue watching
Apr 26 Oklahoma governor signs ban on nonbinary birth certificates By Sean Murphy, Associated Press Experts say some states only offer male or female gender options on birth certificates, but Oklahoma is the first to write the prohibition into law. Continue reading
Apr 26 Russia suspending natural gas supplies to Poland, Bulgaria By Associated Press The suspensions would be the first since Russian President Vladimir Putin said last month that "unfriendly" foreign buyers would have to pay the state-owned Gazprom in ruble. Continue reading