Feb 29 U.S. adults split along party lines in support for Ukraine military aid, AP-NORC poll finds By Stephen Groves, Linley Sanders, Associated Press Russia is making battlefield advances in the conflict, but a politically divided Congress is stalled on renewing funding for Kyiv. Continue reading
Feb 29 Judge orders Trump off Illinois Republican primary ballot but puts ruling on hold to allow for appeal By Associated Press Judge Tracie Porter issued her decision after a group of voters trying to remove Trump's name from the primary ballot over the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol sued to counter the election board's unanimous rejection of its… Continue reading
Feb 29 WATCH: Defense Secretary Austin testifies in House hearing about his hospitalization and absence By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Under fire for his secret hospital stay last month, Austin told lawmakers Thursday that the Defense Department has made changes to improve the notification process if he must transfer decision-making authorities due to illness or lack of communications. Continue reading
Feb 28 Justice Department finds problems with violence, gangs and poor conditions in 3 Mississippi prisons By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press The U.S. Justice Department says Mississippi is failing to protect inmates in three prisons from violence because it does not adequately supervise incarcerated people, control contraband or investigate harm and misconduct. Continue reading
Feb 28 Congressional leaders reach a tentative deal to avoid government shutdown, but Ukraine aid stalls By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Associated Press Under the plan, Congress would temporarily extend funding for one set of federal agencies through March 8 and for another through March 22. It is contingent on Republicans and Democrats agreeing to a broader funding plan for the remainder of… Continue reading
Feb 28 States offer services for disabled kids, then make their families wait 10 years for them By John Hanna, Associated Press The parents of hundreds of thousands of U.S. children with physical or intellectual disabilities are waiting for state-covered services designed to foster independence and job skills for adulthood. Continue reading
Feb 28 Washington state House overwhelmingly passes ban on hog-tying by police By Hallie Golden, Associated Press The Washington state House has overwhelmingly approved legislation that would ban police from hog-tying suspects, a restraint technique that has long drawn concern because of the risk of suffocation. Continue reading
Feb 28 White powder sent to judge in Trump's civil fraud case, adding to wave of security scares By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press White powder was found Wednesday in an envelope addressed to the New York judge who ordered Donald Trump to pay a $454 million civil fraud judgment. It's the latest security scare involving people in key roles in the former president's… Continue reading
Feb 28 Watch 6:28 Congressional leaders agree on deal to avert government shutdown By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz It was a swirl of news at the Capitol Wednesday where the top four leaders in Congress agreed on a deal to avert a government shutdown for at least a week. That came after GOP Senate leader Mitch McConnell announced… Continue watching
Feb 28 Watch 8:38 Democratic and Republican strategists on what early primary results mean for Biden, Trump By Geoff Bennett, Saher Khan President Biden and former President Trump's victories in the Michigan primaries further shored up an election rematch. Trump won with 68% of the GOP vote while Biden locked down 81% with some Democratic voters casting uncommitted ballots in protest of… Continue watching