Mar 09 Analysis: How Nikki Haley's bid for the White House made history By Mel Leonor Barclay, The 19th Haley is one of a handful of high-profile women to have sought the Republican presidential nomination and the first Asian-American woman to ever do so. Continue reading
Mar 09 Biden signs package of spending bills passed by Congress hours before shutdown deadline By Kevin Freking, Associated Press President Biden on Saturday signed a $460 billion package of spending bills approved by the Senate in time to avoid a shutdown of many key federal agencies. The legislation's success gets lawmakers about halfway home in wrapping up their appropriations… Continue reading
Mar 08 Congress passes first package of spending bills just hours before shutdown deadline for key agencies By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The vote gets lawmakers about halfway home in wrapping up their appropriations work for this budget year. The bill now goes to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. Continue reading
Mar 08 Watch 6:00 News Wrap: Biden hits the road in effort to build momentum for his 2024 campaign In our news wrap Friday, Biden visited Philadelphia to make the case for his re-election, Trump posted a $92 million bond for his defamation judgment in New York, the RNC approved Trump’s picks for the committee’s leadership team, the Department… Continue watching
Mar 08 Alabama clinic resumes IVF treatments under new law shielding providers from liability By Associated Press At least one fertility clinic in Alabama has resumed in vitro fertilization treatments. News outlets report that Alabama Fertility Specialists performed several embryo transfers Thursday. Continue reading
Mar 08 Watch 5:47 What's in the new spending bill the Senate is racing to pass to avoid a shutdown By Lisa Desjardins Funding the U.S. government is down to the wire as Senate lawmakers run up to a midnight deadline to pass a major spending bill and prevent a partial government shutdown. Lisa Desjardins has been following the latest and joins Geoff… Continue watching
Mar 08 Biden says he'll sign proposed TikTok ban if Congress passes it By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The legislation that passed through the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee unanimously on Thursday calls on China's ByteDance to divest its ownership of TikTok — or effectively face a U.S. ban. Continue reading
Mar 08 Watch 11:35 Brooks and Capehart on Biden's State of the Union and what's next in the 2024 race By Amna Nawaz, Ian Couzens New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including Biden’s latest State of the Union address and what lies ahead in the race for the White… Continue watching
Mar 08 Pentagon study finds no sign of alien life in reported UFO sightings going back decades By Eric Tucker, Associated Press A new Pentagon study that examined reported sightings of UFOs over nearly the last century has found no evidence of aliens or extraterrestrial intelligence. Continue reading
Mar 08 The NYPD is using social media to target critics By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press The New York Police Department has been taking a more active role in trying to influence public policy through slick online videos and social media posts. Continue reading