Jun 16 Federal judge blocks Biden’s pause on new oil and gas leases By Associated Press U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty's ruling came in a lawsuit filed in March by Louisiana Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry and officials in 12 other states. Continue reading
Jun 16 Loan relief granted to defrauded for-profit college students By Associated Press The Biden administration said it is approving 18,000 loan forgiveness claims from former students of ITT Technical Institute. Continue reading
Jun 16 Biden and Putin plunge into hours of in-person talks By Associated Press Biden called it a discussion between “two great powers” and said it was “always better to meet face to face.” Putin, for his part, said he hoped the talks would be “productive.”… Continue reading
Jun 16 WATCH: Treasury Secretary Yellen says administration is watching inflation closely By Associated Press Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen assured Congress that the recent jump in inflation is being monitored very carefully by the Biden administration, but said again that any increase will prove temporary. Continue reading
Jun 15 Senate approves bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The bill would lead to Juneteenth becoming the 12th federal holiday and is expected to easily pass the House. Juneteenth commemorates when the last enslaved African Americans learned they were free. Continue reading
Jun 15 WATCH: Biden holds news conference after meeting with Putin By News Desk and Associated Press U.S. President Joe Biden said Wednesday the tone of his four hour face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin was "good" and "positive."… Continue reading
Jun 15 Israeli ultranationalists march in show of force in east Jerusalem By Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press Hundreds of Israeli ultranationalists, some chanting "Death to Arabs," paraded in east Jerusalem in a show of force that threatened to spark renewed violence just weeks after a war with Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. Continue reading
Jun 15 Watch 6:46 Biden ends 17-year EU trade dispute escalated by Trump. Here’s how it could impact US jobs By Yamiche Alcindor, Meredith Lee President Joe Biden arrived in Geneva Tuesday, ahead of his highly anticipated meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday. But first, he moved Tuesday to end a tariff war with the European Union escalated by his predecessor. White House… Continue watching
Jun 15 WATCH: President Biden meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin By Jonathan Lemire, Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press Both sides acknowledge that the relationship between the two nations is at an all-time low, and neither holds out much hope for meaningful areas of agreement. But each man brings his own goals to the summit table on Wednesday. Continue reading
Jun 15 Emails show Trump pressured Justice Department to investigate unsubstantiated 2020 election fraud claims By Michael Balsamo, Colleen Long, Associated Press Newly released emails show President Donald Trump and his allies pressured the Justice Department to investigate unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election in the last weeks of his term. Continue reading