Politics

House Republicans invite Hunter Biden and former associates for a public hearing in mid-March

By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press

The House Oversight and Accountability Committee announced Wednesday that the hearing is expected to include an appearance by the president's son and three former associates.

WATCH: 2024 State of the Union Address

By Zeke Miller, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press

Reveling in the political moment, President Joe Biden fired multiple broadsides at “my predecessor” without ever mentioning Trump by name, and raised his voice repeatedly as he worked to quell voter concerns about his age and job performance while sharpening…

Betty Ford forever postage stamp is unveiled at the White House

By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

Ford, who died in 2011, was an advocate for women's health and breast cancer awareness — having undergone breast cancer surgery in 1974.

Nikki Haley ends White House bid, setting up a Biden-Trump rematch

By Amna Nawaz

Nikki Haley's bid for the White House is over after the former South Carolina governor suspended her campaign Wednesday, setting up a rematch between President Biden and former President Trump. Republican strategist Kevin Madden, who worked on Mitt Romney’s presidential…

Continue watching

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Biden's State of the Union address

By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Elizabeth Summers, Shrai Popat, Alexa Gold

After President Biden's strong showing in Tuesday's contests, one of his long shot challengers, Dean Phillips, suspended his campaign. Now with Super Tuesday in the rear view, the president's focus turns to tomorrow's State of the Union address. Geoff Bennett…

Continue watching

Jury convicts movie armorer of involuntary manslaughter in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin

By Morgan Lee, Associated Press

The verdict issued Wednesday at trial against movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed capped a two-week trial over the shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the Western movie "Rust" in October 2021.

China says economy got a strong start in 2024, sets sights on latest technology, upgrading factories

By Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press

Top Chinese financial officials have outlined details of the ruling Communist Party's plans for the year, saying a 5% target for economic growth is within reach after a strong start to the year.

Former Google software engineer charged with stealing AI technology while working with Chinese companies

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

Linwei Ding, a Chinese national, was arrested in Newark, California, on four counts of federal trade secret theft, each punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

House passes $460 billion package of spending bills. Senate expected to act before shutdown deadline

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

The House has passed a $460 billion package of spending bills that would keep money flowing to key federal agencies through the remainder of the budget year. The Senate is expected to take up the legislation before the shutdown deadline.