Jan 05 Top White House budget official warns of 'dire' situation on Ukraine aid By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press Shalanda Young, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, calls the situation "dire" and says there is no money left that will allow the U.S. to continue to send large packages of weapons to the war front in… Continue reading
Jan 05 Apparent arson on a train in Bangladesh kills 4 ahead of tense Sunday election By Julhas Alam, Associated Press The fire rapidly raced through four coaches in the passenger train late Friday in what one police official called an attack aimed at scaring people ahead of the voting. Continue reading
Jan 05 House Republicans prepare contempt charges against Hunter Biden for defying a subpoena By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The Republicans who lead the House Oversight and Accountability Committee and the Judiciary Committee announced Friday that they will hold votes on contempt charges against Hunter Biden as the GOP moves into the final stages of its impeachment inquiry. Continue reading
Jan 05 Massachusetts voters become latest to try and keep Trump off the 2024 ballot over Jan. 6 attack By Michael Casey, Associated Press Five voters in Massachusetts have become the latest to challenge Trump's eligibility to appear on Republican primary election ballot in March, claiming he is ineligible to hold office because he encouraged the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Continue reading
Jan 05 NRA chief Wayne LaPierre says he's resigning days before civil trial scrutinizing his leadership By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press The longtime head of the National Rifle Association is resigning, just days before the start of a New York civil trial that's poised to scrutinize his leadership of the powerful gun rights organization. Continue reading
Jan 05 FDA says Florida can import prescription drugs from Canada By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press Federal officials have cleared the way for Florida to begin importing cheaper prescription drugs from Canada. It's the first time any U.S. state has used the approach and follows years of frustration with U.S. drug prices. Continue reading
Jan 05 WATCH: Garland hails gun restrictions, but warns about spike in threats to public officials By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The bipartisan law passed in June 2022 was the most sweeping gun legislation in decades and requires extra checks for any gun purchases by people under age 21. Continue reading
Jan 05 Trump's civil fraud trial nears end as legal filings preview next week's closing arguments By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Launching a final effort to make their case, New York state lawyers and Donald Trump's defense filed court papers Friday highlighting their takeaways from more than 10 weeks of testimony in his civil business fraud trial. Continue reading
Jan 05 3 years after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a major mystery is still unsolved By Alanna Durkin Richer, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press Authorities are still working to identify more than 80 people wanted for acts of violence at the Capitol and to find out who placed pipe bombs outside the Republican and Democratic national committees’ offices the day before the Capitol attack. Continue reading
Jan 05 WATCH: Biden lambastes Trump for Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a day 'we nearly lost America' By Colleen Long, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Biden warned Friday that Trump's efforts to retake the White House in 2024 pose a grave threat to the country, the day before the third anniversary of the violent riot at the U.S. Capitol by then-President Trump’s supporters aiming to… Continue reading