Apr 16 WATCH: Garland defends Biden's mental fitness and says he has 'complete confidence' in him By Associated Press Garland appeared Tuesday before a House committee overseeing funding for the Justice Department and answered questions on the report from special counsel Robert Hur about Biden's handling of classified material. Continue reading
Apr 16 Watch 4:15 Supreme Court questions use of obstruction law in Jan. 6 cases By Geoff Bennett, Saher Khan The Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday in a case looking at an obstruction law used to prosecute hundreds of Jan. 6 rioters. The obstruction statute is also key to various legal challenges facing former President Donald Trump. Geoff Bennett… Continue watching
Apr 16 Watch 8:10 Johnson faces another threat to speakership over Ukraine and Israel aid plans By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura On Capitol Hill, House Speaker Mike Johnson spent the day juggling his foreign aid priorities for Ukraine and Israel with potential threats to his job from members of his own party. Lisa Desjardins reports. Continue watching
Apr 16 Ukrainian President Zelenskyy signs controversial law to boost conscription to fend off Russia's aggression By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a controversial law, days after it was passed by parliament, potentially helping Kyiv to boost conscription to replenish depleted forces to fend off Russia's continued aggression. Continue reading
Apr 16 House panel says China subsidizes fentanyl production to fuel crisis in the U.S. By Kevin Freking, Associated Press A report released Tuesday by a House select committee says China is directly subsidizing the manufacturing of materials used by drug traffickers to make fentanyl outside the country. Continue reading
Apr 16 Venezuela closes embassy in Ecuador to protest raid on Mexican embassy By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has ordered the closure of his country's embassy and consulates in Ecuador in solidarity with Mexico in its protest over a raid by Ecuadorian authorities on the Mexican embassy in Quito. Continue reading
Apr 16 Elevated inflation will likely delay interest rate cuts this year, warns Federal Reserve Chair Powell By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press "Recent data have clearly not given us greater confidence" that inflation is coming fully under control and "instead indicate that it's likely to take longer than expected to achieve that confidence," Powell said during a panel discussion. Continue reading
Apr 16 Read House GOP's full impeachment articles against Homeland Security head Mayorkas By Hannah Grabenstein The articles accused the Homeland Security head of “willfully and systematically” refusing to enforce immigration laws at the U.S.-Mexico border. Continue reading
Apr 16 WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing after Austin has first talk with Chinese counterpart since 2022 By News Desk and Lolita Baldor, Associated Press Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with China's national defense minister Tuesday morning, in the latest in a series of U.S. steps to improve communications with the Chinese military and reduce unsafe and aggressive incidents in the Indo-Pacific. Continue reading
Apr 16 Despite Republican objections, House Speaker Johnson pushes ahead on aid for Ukraine, Israel and other allies By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The approach will require the speaker to cobble together bipartisan majorities with different factions of House Republicans and Democrats on each measure. Continue reading