Mar 28 WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing as Philippines warn of countermeasures against China at sea By Associated Press The Philippine president said Thursday that his government would take action against what he called dangerous attacks by the Chinese coast guard and suspected militia ships in the disputed South China Sea, saying “Filipinos do not yield.”… Continue reading
Mar 28 Biden administration restores protections for threatened species dropped by Trump By Matthew Brown, Associated Press Among the changes announced Thursday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will reinstate a decades-old regulation that mandates blanket protections for species newly classified as threatened. Continue reading
Mar 28 Biden fundraiser with past presidents Obama and Clinton nets record $25 million, campaign says By Chris Megerian, Colleen Long, Associated Press The Radio City Music Hall fundraiser provides a gilded exclamation mark on a recent burst of campaign travel by Biden, who visited several political battlegrounds in the last few weeks. Continue reading
Mar 28 Trump attends wake of a slain New York police officer By Michelle L. Price, Philip Marcelo, Associated Press Trump's visit comes as Biden was also in New York for a previously scheduled fundraiser with Democratic ex-presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. Trump's campaign made social media posts contrasting his visit with Biden's fundraiser. Continue reading
Mar 28 Former crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried to be sentenced for defrauding FTX investors By Ken Sweet, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Bankman-Fried once led companies so successful that they were featured in a Super Bowl advertisement. A jury found that Bankman-Fried illegally used billions of dollars from FTX depositors. Continue reading
Mar 28 U.S. Census changes how it identifies people by race and ethnicity, creates Middle Eastern category for first time By Mike Schneider, Associated Press The revisions announced Thursday are the latest efforts to categorize and define the people of the United States. Continue reading
Mar 27 Lawyer John Eastman should lose state law license for efforts to overturn 2020 election, judge says By Associated Press Eastman faced 11 disciplinary charges in the state bar court stemming from his development of a dubious legal strategy aimed at having then-Vice President Mike Pence interfere with the certification of President Joe Biden's victory. Continue reading
Mar 27 Interior Department rule aims to crack down on methane leaks from oil, gas drilling on public lands By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The rule issued by the Interior Department's Bureau of Land Management will tighten limits on gas flaring on federal lands and require that energy companies improve methods to detect methane leaks that add to planet-warming greenhouse gas pollution. Continue reading
Mar 27 Watch 6:05 Why Truth Social's stock price soared despite company reporting $49M loss last year By William Brangham, Ali Schmitz Donald Trump’s Truth Social made its debut on the Nasdaq Tuesday. The stock price soared, powered by supporters looking to invest in the former president's business. But the platform’s stock success doesn’t seem to match its financials. Truth Social lost… Continue watching
Mar 27 Watch 6:41 How a second Trump presidency could impact the LGBTQ+ community By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat On the campaign trail, Donald Trump has been outlining what he plans to do if elected in November. That includes rolling back the rights of millions of LGBTQ+ people. It’s part of a wider playbook to undo many modern civil… Continue watching