Jul 13 Bipartisan infrastructure deal stalls as bigger plan gains By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Associated Press A $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal senators struck with President Joe Biden is at risk of stalling out. Republicans are mounting stiff resistance over ways to pay for it. Instead, momentum is shifting to a much more robust Democratic proposal… Continue reading
Jul 13 Death toll mounts in South Africa rioting after Zuma jailing By Mogomotsi Magome, Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press Sporadic violence broke out after Zuma on Thursday began serving a 15-month sentence for contempt of court for refusing to testify at an investigation of allegations of corruption while he was president. Continue reading
Jul 13 WATCH: Biden calls GOP state voting restrictions 'un-American' By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press President Joe Biden declared that preserving voting rights is “a test of our time” Tuesday as Texas Democrats took dramatic action to stymie their state's latest effort in a nationwide Republican push to tighten ballot restrictions. Continue reading
Jul 13 WATCH: Texas Democrats dig in after exodus, GOP threatens arrest By Paul J. Weber, Will Weissert, Associated Press Texas Democrats who hurriedly fled to Washington to block sweeping new election laws back home acknowledged Tuesday they can't stay away forever and urged Congress to act on voting rights, while Republican Gov. Greg Abbott threatened them with arrest the… Continue reading
Jul 12 More migrant deaths recorded in heat along Arizona border By Anita Snow, Associated Press The bodies of an unusually large number of migrants who died in Arizona's borderlands are being recovered this summer amid record temperatures. The nonprofit group Humane Borders maps the discoveries with data from the medical examiner in Tucson. Continue reading
Jul 12 WHO says rich countries should donate vaccines, not use boosters By Maria Cheng, Associated Press Top officials at the World Health Organization say there's not enough evidence to show that third doses of coronavirus vaccines are needed. Continue reading
Jul 12 Watch 9:30 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on rewriting the Capitol attack, defunding police NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including former President Donald Trump’s rewriting of the January 6 attacks, President Joe Biden’s stance on police reform and what… Continue watching
Jul 12 Digital tax plans on hold in face of U.S. criticism as EU crafts global corporate tax measure By Raf Cassert, Associated Press The European Commission's announcement came as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen was meeting in Brussels with eurozone counterparts and high-level EU officials. Continue reading
Jul 12 Texas Democrats leave state to try to stop GOP voting bill By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press Democrats in the Texas Legislature are bolting for Washington, D.C., to try to stop Republicans from enacting new voting restrictions. They say they’re ready to remain there for weeks in a second revolt against a GOP overhaul of election laws. Continue reading
Jul 12 U.S. drilling approvals increase despite Biden climate pledge By Matthew Brown, Associated Press Approvals for companies to drill for oil and gas on U.S. public lands are on pace this year to reach their highest level since George W. Bush was president. Continue reading