Jan 31 Rep. Santos temporarily steps down from 2 committees amid ethics issues By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Santos has faced numerous calls for his resignation and is facing multiple investigations by prosecutors over his personal and campaign finances and lies about his resume and family background. Continue reading
Jan 31 Blinken appeals for calm in Israel-Palestine conflict during trip to Middle East By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Blinken met with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank town of Ramallah on Tuesday, a day after seeing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Continue reading
Jan 31 House Democrats urge Biden to suspend aid to Peru over protest crackdown By Joshua Goodman, Associated Press Some House Democrats are urging the Biden administration to suspend all U.S. aid to Peru over a “pattern of repression” of antigovernment protests that has resulted in more than 50 civilian deaths. Continue reading
Jan 30 Treasury Department to increase borrowing amid debt ceiling standoff By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The move highlights the ongoing debate over federal spending that has overtaken Washington, as the U.S. government is on track to max out on its $31.4 trillion statutory borrowing authority — also known as the debt ceiling. Continue reading
Jan 30 UN says Taliban ban on women aid workers is a potential death blow By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The U.N. humanitarian chief is warning that the Taliban's ban on women aid workers in Afghanistan is "a potential death blow" to many important humanitarian programs. Continue reading
Jan 30 Former Twitter executives to testify on company’s handling of Hunter Biden story By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press It will be the first time the three former executives will speak publicly about the company's decision to block a New York Post article on Hunter Biden's laptop in the weeks before the 2020 election. Continue reading
Jan 30 Watch 3:54 Biden highlights infrastructure spending at century-old train tunnel due for replacement By Laura Barrón-López, Matt Loffman, Saher Khan, Tess Conciatori President Biden was in Baltimore Monday to highlight a major railway tunnel reconstruction project that will be paid for, in part, by the bipartisan infrastructure law. The project will replace a century-old tunnel connecting Philadelphia and Washington, a familiar route… Continue watching
Jan 30 Watch 7:16 Will the evangelical community support Trump’s 2024 campaign? By William Brangham, Kyle Midura This weekend, former President Trump held his first campaign rallies since announcing he was running again. When Trump first ran for president, much of the evangelical community backed him. William Brangham spoke with Ralph Reed of the Faith and Freedom… Continue watching
Jan 30 Watch 7:46 New book ‘The Aftermath’ examines the political influence and legacy of the baby boomers By Geoff Bennett, Cybele Mayes-Osterman The impact of the baby boom generation is impossible to ignore. The roughly 76 million people born between 1946 and 1964 have reshaped American society at each stage of their lives. Philip Bump of The Washington Post takes a closer… Continue watching
Jan 30 Biden tells Congress he plans to end COVID emergency declarations on May 11 By Zeke Miller, Amanda Seitz, Associated Press President Joe Biden has informed Congress that he will end the twin national emergencies for addressing COVID-19 on May 11, as most of the world has returned closer to normalcy nearly three years after they were first declared. Continue reading