Jul 02 Amid post-debate anxiety, Biden campaign says it raised $264 million in 2nd quarter By Will Weissert, Associated Press President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign and the Democratic National Committee have reported raising $264 million in the year’s second quarter. Continue reading
Jul 02 6 big takeaways from this historic Supreme Court term By Marcia Coyle Despite former President Donald Trump’s dominance of the docket, much more happened in rulings that may affect multiple aspects of American lives. Continue reading
Jul 02 Giuliani disbarred in New York as court finds he repeatedly lied about Trump's 2020 election loss By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press Giuliani had already had his New York law license suspended for false statements he made after the election. Giuliani was the primary mouthpiece for Trump's false claims of election fraud. Continue reading
Jul 02 U.S. government will pay Moderna $176 million to develop an mRNA bird flu pandemic vaccine By Associated Press The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday it is funding the development of a vaccine based on the same mRNA technology that allowed the rapid development and rollout of vaccines to protect against COVID-19. Continue reading
Jul 02 U.S. inflation slowing again, but Fed Chair Powell warns it isn't yet time to cut rates By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Speaking in a panel discussion at a monetary policy conference in Sintra, Portugal, Powell said Fed officials still want to see annual price growth slow further toward their 2% target before they would feel confident of having fully defeated high… Continue reading
Jul 02 WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing as Austin announces $2.3 billion in military aid to Ukraine By Tara Copp, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Tuesday's announcement comes as Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov meets with Austin at the Pentagon. Continue reading
Jul 02 Judge delays Trump's hush money sentencing to weigh high court immunity ruling By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press The judge agreed Tuesday to put it off while weighing the possible impact of a new Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity. Trump had been scheduled to face sentencing July 11 on his New York conviction on felony charges of… Continue reading
Jul 02 WATCH: Biden proposes new rule to protect 36 million workers from potentially deadly heat By Suman Naishadham, Associated Press The Democrat warns as tens of millions of people in the U.S. are under heat advisories that high temperatures are the country's leading weather-related killer. Continue reading
Jul 01 Key facts from the Supreme Court's immunity ruling and how it affects presidential power By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact The ruling’s longer-term implications could be just as important as its impact on Donald Trump’s legal cases. Continue reading
Jul 01 Watch 8:08 How the Supreme Court immunity ruling reshapes presidential power By Amna Nawaz, William Brangham, Marcia Coyle, Ali Schmitz, Kyle Midura In one of the most anticipated rulings of the year, the Supreme Court declared that former President Trump is immune from criminal prosecution for any so-called “official act” taken as president, but not “unofficial ones'' taken as a candidate. Amna… Continue watching