Feb 04 Russian attacks near Ukrainian nuclear power sites bring scrutiny on Kyiv By Samya Kullab, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Only in the fall, after Ukrainian intelligence agencies warned of potential strikes targeting nuclear transmission facilities, was action taken to begin building protection, the officials said — far too late in the event of an attack. Continue reading
Feb 04 First military flight to send migrants to Guantanamo Bay departs, U.S. official says By Tara Copp, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press A U.S. official says the first U.S. military flight to deport migrants from the United States to Guantanamo Bay is set to depart. Continue reading
Feb 04 Canadians grapple with a sense of betrayal after Trump's trade war and 51st state threats By Rob Gillies, Associated Press One of the world’s most durable and amicable alliances is broken. Continue reading
Feb 04 WATCH: Trump suggests permanent resettling Palestinians outside of Gaza, sees U.S. 'ownership' of area By Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press Trump's audacious proposal appears certain to roil the next stage of talks meant to extend the tenuous ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and secure the release of the remaining hostages held in Gaza. Continue reading
Feb 04 WATCH: Senate committee votes to advance nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for health secretary By Amanda Seitz, Stephen Groves, Associated Press Kennedy critics have concerns about the work he's done to sow doubts around vaccine safety and his potential to profit off lawsuits over drugmakers. Continue reading
Feb 04 China announces retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports, antitrust investigation into Google By Ken Moritsugu, Huizhong Wu, Associated Press China and the U.S. engaged in a trade war in 2018 when Trump raised tariffs on Chinese goods and China responded in kind. Continue reading
Feb 04 Rubio says El Salvador offers to accept U.S. deportees of any nationality, including violent American criminals By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Secretary of State Marco Rubio says “there are obviously legalities involved” in Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s offer to accept and jail violent American criminals. Continue reading
Feb 04 WATCH: Senate votes to confirm fossil fuel CEO Chris Wright as energy secretary By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Wright, CEO of Denver-based Liberty Energy, has been one of the industry's loudest voices against efforts to fight climate change. Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch 8:45 Trump takes steps to shutter USAID and gives Musk unprecedented access to federal systems By Laura Barrón-López, Winston Wilde, Ali Schmitz President Trump is pushing new boundaries by taking steps to shutter an entire government agency without warning and giving his close adviser, Elon Musk, unprecedented access to federal systems. Laura Barrón-López reports. Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 3:43 The potential national and global impact of USAID's closure By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura The U.S. agency tasked with overseeing foreign aid is put on the chopping block with potential risks for national security. Lisa Desjardins reports on the mass layoffs within the U.S. foreign aid program and the possible effects here and abroad. Continue watching