Jun 03 Ex-Treasury worker sentenced to prison for leaking banking reports to reporter By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Natalie Mayflower Sours Edwards pleaded guilty last year to a conspiracy charge, admitting she leaked banking reports. Edwards lawyer, Stephanie M. Carvlin, argued that Edwards made her disclosures at a time when she believed people running the Treasury Department "were… Continue reading
Jun 03 Biden offers tax deal to Republicans in infrastructure talks By Josh Boak, Associated Press President Joe Biden is trying to break a logjam with Republicans on how to pay for infrastructure. He's proposing a 15% minimum tax on corporations and the possibility of revenues from increased IRS enforcement of unpaid taxes. Continue reading
Jun 03 Justice Department probing postmaster over fundraising By Eric Tucker, Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press The Justice Department is investigating Postmaster General Louis DeJoy over political fundraising activity at his former business. That's according to a spokesman for DeJoy spokesman. DeJoy is a wealthy former logistics executive. Continue reading
Jun 03 WATCH: Psaki holds news briefing following global COVID vaccine sharing announcement By News Desk and Associated Press White House press secretary Jen Psaki will hold a news briefing Thursday following the announcement of a framework to distribute excess U.S. vaccine doses globally. Continue reading
Jun 03 WATCH: Biden administration to grant $1 billion for broadband on tribal lands By Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris will hold a roundtable Thursday to discuss steps the administration is taking to make high-speed internet more accessible. Continue reading
Jun 02 Naftali Bennett is Netanyahu’s former protege, now poised to become successor By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Under a deal with centrist Yair Lapid's party, Bennett is to become prime minister leading a new government and ending Netanyahu's 12-year rule. Continue reading
Jun 02 Biden, GOP senator to talk again on infrastructure deadline By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press President Joe Biden met for nearly an hour with the top Republican negotiator on infrastructure, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito. Time is running out to strike a bipartisan deal. Continue reading
Jun 02 Watch 11:00 Haiti endures an ‘assault on democracy’ as Moise clings to power By Yamiche Alcindor Political upheaval in the island nation of Haiti prompted the Biden administration to allow Haitians in the U.S. to renew their protected immigration status. It reverses the Trump administration's efforts to end those protections. But as Yamiche Alcindor reports, anxiety… Continue watching
Jun 02 European diplomats sees progress in latest rounds of Iran nuclear talks By Philipp Jenne, Frank Jordans, Associated Press Delegations from Russia, China, Germany, France, Britain, Iran and the U.S. have been holding talks in Vienna aimed at making Tehran comply with a 2015 deal curbing its atomic ambitions and also bringing the U.S. back into the accord. Continue reading
Jun 02 Netanyahu opponents reach coalition deal to oust Israeli prime minister By Josef Federman, Associated Press The dramatic announcement by opposition leader Yair Lapid came moments before a midnight deadline and prevented the country from plunging into what would have been its fifth consecutive election in just over two years. Continue reading