Sep 23 WATCH: Lebanon pleads for assistance after port blast at U.N. General Assembly By Associated Press Lebanon's President Michel Aoun spoke at the 75th session of the U.N. General Assembly as the world continues to fight the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Sep 23 WATCH: Trump predicts election will ‘end up in the Supreme Court’ By Associated Press On Wednesday, the Department of Justice proposed legislation to narrow protections for internet platforms that host third-party information. Continue reading
Sep 23 U.S. health officials say they would get FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine By Associated Press Dr. Brett Giroir, an assistant secretary at the Department of Health and Human Services, told a Senate hearing he’d “have no hesitancy” to take that vaccine. Continue reading
Sep 23 WATCH: Democrats propose sweeping bill to curb presidential abuses By Mary Clare Jalonick, Matthew Daly, Associated Press The legislation, a wide-ranging package of new and revised bills, would limit the president’s pardon power, strengthen laws to ban presidents from receiving gifts or payments from foreign governments, better protect independent agency watchdogs and whistleblowers from firing or retribution… Continue reading
Sep 23 WATCH: Iraq’s President Salih calls for equitable distribution of vaccine at U.N. General Assembly By Associated Press Iraq's President Barham Salih spoke at the 75th session of the U.N. General Assembly as the world continues to fight the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Sep 23 GOP Senate report: Effect ‘unclear’ of Biden son’s involvement in Ukraine company on Obama policy By Eric Tucker, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Two Republican-led Senate committees issued a politically charged report Wednesday alleging that the work Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's son did in Ukraine constituted a conflict of interest for the Obama administration. But it offered no evidence to support one… Continue reading
Sep 23 WATCH: Chief Justice John Roberts remembers Ruth Bader Ginsburg By Associated Press Roberts spoke Wednesday during a private ceremony in the Great Hall of the Supreme Court. Continue reading
Sep 23 WATCH: Saudi king’s rare address to U.N. showcases monarch in charge By Aya Batrawy, Associated Press His speech marks only the second time in more than six decades that a sitting monarch from the kingdom addresses the gathering. Continue reading
Sep 23 WATCH: Trump Homeland Security pick denies intelligence meddling By Ben Fox, Associated Press It was a part of a wide-ranging confirmation hearing for a nominee who has been criticized over his agency's handling of civil unrest, the coronavirus and immigration. It's not yet clear when the Senate will vote on his nomination. Continue reading
Sep 23 WATCH: World leaders criticize haphazard response to pandemic at U.N. By Edith Lederer, Associated Press The coronavirus pandemic and its consequences topped the list of concerns on the second day of prerecorded speeches by world leaders Wednesday at the General Assembly's first virtual high-level meeting. Continue reading