Oct 09 Wisconsin Supreme Court questions if governor's creative use of veto power should be reined in By Scott Bauer, Associated Press Justices on the Wisconsin Supreme Court say that Gov. Tony Evers’ creative use of his expansive veto power in an attempt to lock in a school funding increase for 400 years appeared to be “extreme" and “crazy.”… Continue reading
Oct 09 Former South Dakota Sen. Tim Johnson dies at 77 By Associated Press Former Sen. Tim Johnson, a centrist who was the last Democrat to hold statewide office in South Dakota and who spent nearly three decades in Congress, has died. Continue reading
Oct 09 Thousands of Trump Bibles were printed in China as he campaigned against trade practices By Richard Lardner, Dake Kang, Associated Press Thousands of copies of Donald Trump’s “God Bless the USA” Bible were printed in China, a country that the former president has repeatedly accused of stealing American jobs and engaging in unfair trade practices. Continue reading
Oct 09 Social Security is due for another cost of living increase. It 'won't make a dent' for some retirees By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The annual Social Security and Medicare trustees report in May that the program's trust fund will be unable to pay full benefits beginning in 2035. If the trust fund is depleted, the government will be able to pay only 83%… Continue reading
Oct 09 WATCH: 'Run, Hide, Fight: Growing up under the gun,' a documentary on how gun violence changed a generation By Becky Wandel Gun violence the leading cause of death for children and teens in the U.S., according to 2022 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Earlier this year, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy declared gun violence in America… Continue reading
Oct 09 Social media posts claim 2020 votes determined disaster aid delivery in North Carolina. Here's why that's false By Loreben Tuquero, PolitiFact As of Oct. 6, FEMA said the Biden administration had already provided $137 million in aid to Hurricane Helene survivors. Continue reading
Oct 09 Biden and Netanyahu hold first phone conversation in weeks By Zeke Miller, Tia Goldenberg, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press “It was direct, it was productive,” said White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, who added that the leaders discussed a long list of issues on the call, including Israel's deliberations on how it will respond to Iran. Continue reading
Oct 09 FBI arrests man for plotting Election Day attack in the U.S. By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, of Oklahoma City told investigators after his arrest Monday that he had planned his attack to coincide with Election Day next month and that he and a co-conspirator expected to die as martyrs, according to charging… Continue reading
Oct 09 WATCH: Biden delivers remarks on Hurricane Milton, expected to hit Florida as devastating storm By Will Weissert, Josh Boak, Associated Press President Joe Biden on Wednesday blasted his predecessor for spreading an “onslaught of lies” about how the federal government is handling the damage from Hurricane Helene as another hurricane, Milton, was on the verge of making landfall in Florida. Continue reading
Oct 09 How Republicans could take the Senate By Lisa Desjardins The battle to control the Senate is now every bit as intense as the one for the White House, with several races setting multimillion-dollar records. Continue reading