May 16 Watch 6:46 FDIC chair faces calls to resign after audit details toxic work culture at agency By Laura Barrón-López More than 100 million American households have money in bank accounts protected by the FDIC. The agency’s chairman, Martin Gruenberg, is facing calls to resign after a recent audit and major news investigation found serious problems with the FDIC’s workplace… Continue watching
May 16 House to vote on requiring delivery of bombs to Israel in Republican rebuke of Biden policies By Stephen Groves, Associated Press They are voting Thursday on a bill that has practically no chance of being enacted but puts pressure on Democrats as it mandates delivery of the weapons. Continue reading
May 16 Texas Gov. Abbott pardons ex-Army sergeant convicted of killing Black Lives Matter protester in 2020 By Jim Vertuno, Associated Press Abbott announced the pardon Thursday, just minutes after the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles had issued a unanimous recommendation that Perry be pardoned. Continue reading
May 16 Sen. Menendez reveals his wife has breast cancer as presentation of evidence begins at his trial By Mike Catalini, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press The New Jersey Democrat said in a statement Thursday there was concern about the seriousness and advanced stage of the disease that was recently diagnosed for Nadine Menendez. Continue reading
May 16 PEN America, facing criticism over its response to the war in Gaza, gathers for annual gala By Hillel Italie, Associated Press The literary and human rights organization has faced ongoing criticism over its response to the Israel-Hamas War, with hundreds of writers alleging that PEN showed limited concern over the suffering of Gaza residents and the deaths of Palestinian writers. Continue reading
May 16 Georgia's president says she'll veto a controversial media law passed by parliament By Sophiko Megrelidze, Associated Press In an interview with The Associated Press, she harshly criticized the ruling Georgian Deam party for pushing the bill that also is widely seen as a threat to Georgia’s aspirations to join the European Union. Continue reading
May 16 Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in historic shift By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press A proposed rule sent Thursday to the federal register recognizes medical uses of cannabis and acknowledges it has less potential for abuse than some of the most dangerous drugs. Continue reading
May 16 White House blocks audio of Biden's special counsel interview, arguing GOP has political motives By Alanna Durkin Richer, Colleen Long, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press “The absence of a legitimate need for the audio recordings lays bare your likely goal — to chop them up, distort them, and use them for partisan political purposes," White House counsel Ed Siskel wrote in a scathing letter to… Continue reading
May 16 WATCH: White House holds briefing as Biden asserts privilege over tapes with special prosecutor By News Desk and Associated Press The White House has blocked the release of the audio, arguing Republicans in Congress only want the recordings “to chop them up” and use them for political purposes as the Democratic president seeks reelection. Continue reading
May 16 Harris agrees to debate Trump's VP pick this summer By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris has accepted an invitation from CBS News, the Biden campaign said Thursday. Continue reading