Politics

WATCH: Simone Biles, Aly Raisman, other gymnasts testify about Larry Nassar abuse investigation

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Will Graves, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles told Congress that federal law enforcement and gymnastics officials turned a “blind eye” to Larry Nassar’s sexual abuse of her and hundreds of other women.

U.S. tribes demand emergency protection for wolves

By Todd Richmond, Associated Press

Groups representing the tribes sent a letter Tuesday to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland asking her to place wolves back on the endangered species list on an emergency basis for 240 days.

WATCH: Biden tours energy lab, focuses on clean-energy plan

By Alexandra Jaffe, Darlene Superville, Associated Press

President Joe Biden is preparing to pitch his massive domestic spending package with a visit to a renewable energy lab in Colorado. Biden is highlighting how investments in clean energy will help combat climate change.

New Woodward book says top U.S. officer feared Trump could order China strike

By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press

Fearful of former President Donald Trump's actions in his final weeks in office, the United States' top military officer twice assured his Chinese counterpart that the two nations would not go to war.

WHO aims to get Africa 30 percent of needed doses by February

By Associated Press

WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has called the vast disparity in vaccination rates between rich and poor countries a “solvable problem.”…

Federal relief payments insulated families from economic disaster, Census finds

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, The Associated Press

The share of Americans living in poverty rose slightly as the COVID-19 pandemic shook the economy last year, but massive relief payments pumped out by Congress eased hardship for many.

Californians to decide fate of Gov. Gavin Newsom in recall election

By Michael R. Blood, Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press

Californians on Tuesday will be deciding whether Gov. Gavin Newsom keeps his job, or if the state goes in a more conservative direction.

WATCH: Blinken testifies before Senate committee about Afghanistan withdrawal

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

Even lawmakers sympathetic to Biden's decision to end the war expressed concern about the large number of Americans, green card holders and at-risk Afghans left behind in last month's chaotic evacuation from Kabul.

Both sides of California’s recall election want voters of color. Getting their votes is a different task

By Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado

Officials representing minority groups say historic underrepresentation of people of color in the voting process is a challenge they’re hoping to address in this election -- both getting them out and making sure their voices are heard. …

Norway’s center-left heads to victory in general elections

By Jan M. Olsen, Associated Press

Official projections indicate the governing Conservatives will lose power after a campaign dominated by climate change and the future of the Scandinavian country's oil and gas exploration industry.