Feb 03 Why AP called the South Carolina primary for Biden By Robert Yoon, Associated Press President Joe Biden won the South Carolina primary on Saturday. The Associated Press declared Biden the winner at 7:23 p.m. based on an analysis of initial vote results showing him with a decisive lead in key locations throughout the state. Continue reading
Feb 03 Biden wins South Carolina's Democratic primary, AP says By Will Weissert, Meg Kinnard, Associated Press President Joe Biden on Saturday defeated the other long-shot Democrats on South Carolina’s ballot, including Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips and author Marianne Williamson. Continue reading
Feb 03 Biden looks to win big in South Carolina's Democratic primary after pushing for state to go first By Will Weissert, Meg Kinnard, Associated Press President Joe Biden is looking for an easy victory Saturday in South Carolina’s Democratic primary that officially kicks off his party's nominating process, validating a new lineup he championed to better empower Black voters who helped revive his 2020 campaign. Continue reading
Feb 02 UN expert says more needs to be done to address human rights abuses in the Philippines By Jim Gomez, Associated Press A U.N. expert says steps have been taken under Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to address human rights abuses such as the killings of journalists and rights activists. Continue reading
Feb 02 Serbia will seek a UN Security Council meeting over latest escalating tensions with Kosovo By Dusan Stojanovic, Associated Press Kosovo’s government has banned banks and other financial institutions in the Serb-populated areas from using the dinar in local transactions. Kosovo’s Central Bank issued the new rules last summer. Continue reading
Feb 02 Watch 7:11 Rep. Clyburn on Biden's standing among Democratic base and Black voters By Geoff Bennett, Ian Couzens, Mekhi Hill South Carolina voters head to the polls Saturday for the first official Democratic primary of the year. Four years ago, Black voters in South Carolina rescued Joe Biden’s bid for the presidency, fueled in large part by an endorsement from… Continue watching
Feb 02 Feds won't restore protections for gray wolves, propose national recovery plan By Matthew Brown, Todd Richmond, Associated Press The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials announced Friday that it has rejected petitions from environmental groups to add wolves in the northern Rockies and parts of the western U.S. to the Endangered Species List. Continue reading
Feb 02 Watch 11:37 Brooks and Capehart on the U.S. retaliation against Iran-backed militants By Geoff Bennett, Saher Khan New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the U.S. striking back against Iran-backed militias, congressional gridlock on issues like immigration and taxes, its impact… Continue watching
Feb 02 As Europe's farmers find common cause in grievances, governments race to offer concessions By Derek Gatopoulos, Costas Kantouris, Associated Press Protests have swept Europe as farmers on the continent take their grievances over inflation, foreign competition and the costs of combating climate change to the streets. Continue reading
Feb 02 Senators reach a deal on border policy bill. Now it faces an uphill fight to passage By Stephen Groves, Associated Press Sen. Chris Murphy, the lead Democratic negotiator, posted on social media Friday that a deal had been reached and text of the bill would be released over the weekend. Continue reading