Nov 10 Supreme Court will decide whether states can count late-arriving mail ballots, a Trump target ahead of midterms By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Mississippi is among 18 states and the District of Columbia that accept mailed ballots received after Election Day as long as the ballots are postmarked on or before that date, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Continue reading
Nov 10 WATCH: Senate passes bill to end shutdown, sending it to the House By Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The final Senate vote, 60-40, broke a grueling stalemate that lasted more than six weeks as Democrats demanded that Republicans negotiate with them to extend health care tax credits that expire Jan. 1. The Republicans never did. Continue reading
Nov 10 Supreme Court rejects call to overturn decadeold same-sex marriage decision By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The justices turned away an appeal from Kim Davis, the former Kentucky court clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples after the high court's 2015 ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges. Continue reading
Nov 10 Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani and others who backed efforts to overturn 2020 election, official says By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Government pardon attorney Ed Martin posted on social media a signed proclamation of the pardons. Continue reading
Nov 10 Handful of Senate Democrats join GOP to break funding stalemate, first step toward ending shutdown By Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press A group of moderate Democrats agreed to proceed without a guaranteed extension of health care subsidies, angering many in their caucus who say Americans want them to continue the fight. Continue reading
Nov 09 Watch 2:28 News Wrap: Senate works through weekend as shutdown enters 40th day By PBS News Weekend In our news wrap Sunday, the Senate held a rare Sunday session as Thune said a potential deal to end the shutdown is “coming together,” Super Typhoon Fung-wong hit the Philippines, Hamas handed over the remains of an Israeli soldier… Continue watching
Nov 09 BBC director resigns after criticism of broadcaster's editing of Trump's Jan. 6 speech By Jill Lawless, Associated Press The head of the BBC and the British broadcaster's top news executive both resigned Sunday after criticism of the way the organization edited a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Nov 09 WATCH: Senate meets for weekend session and takes first step toward ending shutdown By Stephen Groves, Kevin Freking, Associated Press The Senate took the first step to end the government shutdown on Sunday after a group of moderate Democrats agreed to proceed without a guaranteed extension of health care subsidies, angering many in their caucus who say Americans want them… Continue reading
Nov 09 Trump administration demands states 'undo' full SNAP payments for November amid legal battle By Scott Bauer, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press President Donald Trump's administration is demanding states “undo” full SNAP benefits paid out under judges' orders last week, now that the U.S. Supreme Court has stayed those rulings, marking the latest swing in a seesawing legal battle over the anti-hunger… Continue reading
Nov 08 WATCH: Newsom says Trump is 'weakness masquerading as strength' at Texas rally By Michael R. Blood, Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press With Proposition 50, Newsom successfully bet he could persuade California voters to throw out independently drawn U.S. House maps in favor of new districts designed to help Democrats win five more seats. His gamble was a response to Trump's redistricting push in Texas, where Republicans… Continue reading