Politics

Florida’s GOP-backed ‘anti-riot’ law blocked by judge

By Curt Anderson, Associated Press

The decision Thursday by U.S. District Judge Mark Walker in Tallahassee found the recently enacted law “vague and overbroad” and amounted to an assault on First Amendment rights of free speech and assembly as well as due process protections.

Guantanamo Bay prison remains an unresolved legacy of 9/11

By Ben Fox, Associated Press

President Joe Biden turned the page on one legacy of 9/11 when he ended the war in Afghanistan, but he has yet to do much about another: the Guantanamo Bay detention center.

U.S., Mexico restart high-level economic talks after 4 years

By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

Top advisers to presidents Joe Biden and Andrés Manuel López Obrador are expressing eagerness to make headway on issues important to both nations, including infrastructure, trade and migration.

Justice Department sues Texas over state’s new abortion law

By Michael Balsamo, Paul Weber, Associated Press

The Justice Department is suing Texas over a new state law that bans most abortions, arguing that it was enacted "in open defiance of the Constitution."…

20 states support challenge to South Carolina ‘fetal heartbeat’ abortion law

By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press

The prosecutors argue in a brief filed in federal court Wednesday that the restrictive measure could harm their states by taxing resources if women cross borders to seek care. South Carolina's law restricts abortion if a so-called "fetal heartbeat" is…

WATCH: Biden announces sweeping new vaccine mandates for 100 million Americans

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

President Joe Biden has announced sweeping new federal vaccine requirements affecting as many as 100 million Americans in an all-out effort to increase COVID-19 vaccinations and curb the surging delta variant.

WATCH: Jen Psaki holds White House news briefing

By Associated Press

White House press secretary Jen Psaki is expected to hold a press briefing on Thursday.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar says she had breast cancer and is recovering

By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar announced Thursday that she has been treated for breast cancer that was found in February and the treatment "went well."…

Biden moves to oust Trump military academy board appointees

By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

Among those Biden is seeking to remove are some high-profile former Trump administration officials, including White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, press secretary Sean Spicer and national security adviser H.R. McMaster.

Supreme Court hanging up phone, returns to in-person arguments

By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press

The high court announced Wednesday that the justices plan to return to their marble courtroom for arguments beginning in October, more than a year and a half after the in-person sessions were halted because of the coronavirus pandemic.