Dec 30 Veterans caucus in Congress seeks to bridge political divide By Gary Fields, Associated Press In a deeply partisan Congress, one group of lawmakers with a shared background is working in a bipartisan way to try to pass important legislation. Continue reading
Dec 30 Biden says U.S. will send $2.5 billion more in military aid to Ukraine By Tara Copp, Associated Press Biden's administration is working quickly to spend all the money it has available to help Kyiv fight off Russia before President-elect Donald Trump takes office in three weeks. Continue reading
Dec 30 WATCH: Jimmy Carter was 'a remarkable leader,' Biden says in remarks on death of former president By Associated Press America and the world lost a “remarkable leader” with Carter’s death, Biden said, adding that he had spoken to several of the former president's children and was working with them to formalize memorial arrangements in Washington. Continue reading
Dec 30 Trump endorses House Speaker Johnson to stay after government budget turmoil By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Trump said Monday in a post on his social media network that Johnson "is a good, hard working, religious man" and said the Louisiana Republican "will do the right thing, and we will continue to WIN."… Continue reading
Dec 30 $5 million verdict in sexual abuse case against President-elect Donald Trump upheld by appeals court By Larry Neumeister, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press A federal appeals court has upheld a jury's finding in a civil case that Donald Trump sexually abused a columnist in an upscale department store dressing room in the mid-1990s. Continue reading
Dec 30 How the funeral of Jimmy Carter and other American presidents are planned By Chris Megerian, Associated Press Ever since the nation's founding, Americans have bid farewell to former presidents with an intricate series of events including longstanding traditions and personal touches. Continue reading
Dec 29 Biden praises Jimmy Carter's 'simple decency' in his remarks on death of former president By Associated Press President Joe Biden broke from his family vacation in the U.S. Virgin Islands to remember Carter, recalling his predecessor as a role model and friend. Continue reading
Dec 29 A timeline of former President Jimmy Carter's life and career By Associated Press Jimmy Carter's death comes more than a year after the former president entered hospice care. He was 100 years old. Continue reading
Dec 29 World leaders react to former President Jimmy Carter's death By Associated Press Leaders around the world issued statements of condolences and respect in response to news of former President Jimmy Carter's death. Continue reading
Dec 29 Jimmy Carter, 39th president, humanitarian and Nobel laureate, dies at 100 By Geoffrey Lou Guray Former President Jimmy Carter, a former peanut farmer and Navy officer who went on to become the longest-living American president in history, died Sunday, according to his son. He was 100. Continue reading