Apr 09 Gaetz hires prominent New York lawyers amid federal probe By Eric Tucker, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Florida congressman Matt Gaetz has retained two prominent New York attorneys as he faces a Justice Department investigation into sex trafficking allegations involving underage girls. Continue reading
Apr 09 Kentucky limits no-knock warrants after Breonna Taylor death By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, Associated Press Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has signed a partial ban on no-knock warrants a year after the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor. The law Beshear signed Friday is not the total ban many demonstrators called for. Continue reading
Apr 09 WATCH LIVE: Psaki holds White House briefing as Biden makes moves on guns, infrastructure and immigration By Laura Santhanam The briefing comes after the Biden administration has unveiled new actions on jumpstarting the economy and gun control and ahead of the return of Congress next week. Continue reading
Apr 08 Watch 7:03 News Wrap: Number of minors at southern border hits all-time high amid claims of abuse In our news wrap Thursday, the number of children arriving at the southern border hit an all-time high last month as authorities apprehended nearly 19,000 minors in March. In another mass shooting, a man in South Carolina killed five people… Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch 5:37 How Biden's infrastructure plan aims to tax corporations that move profits overseas By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris One major way that President Joe Biden and his team propose paying for his $2 trillion infrastructure plan is by revamping the way U.S. corporations pay taxes. As Amna Nawaz reports, the plan would both raise tax rates, and go… Continue watching
Apr 08 Interior secretary steps into Utah public lands dispute By Sophia Eppolito, Associated Press Haaland is visiting Utah as she prepares to submit a review on national monuments in the state. Residents there have both staunchly supported establishing and increasing the size of national monuments, and fiercely rallied against them. Continue reading
Apr 08 U.S. hits state-owned Myanmar gem firm with coup sanctions By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The penalties freeze any assets the firm holds in the U.S. or in U.S. jurisdictions and bar American citizens from doing business with it. The company is a major exporter of gems and semi-precious stones like jade. Continue reading
Apr 08 Florida sues federal government to allow cruises to sail By Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis says the no-sail order is outdated and hurts the state as the industry generates billions for the economy. Continue reading
Apr 08 WATCH: White House addresses Afghanistan troop withdrawal deadline By News Desk and Associated Press White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Thursday that President Joe Biden will make his decision known on the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan before May 1 deadline. Continue reading
Apr 08 Number of kids alone at border hit all-time high in March By Elliot Spagat, Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press The U.S. government picked up nearly 19,000 children traveling alone across the Mexican border in March, authorities said Thursday, the largest monthly number ever recorded and a major test for President Joe Biden as he reverses many of his predecessor's… Continue reading