Politics

DeSantis and Haley go head to head: How to watch the fifth Republican presidential debate

By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press

The debate kicks off Wednesday, 9 p.m. Eastern time at Drake University and comes just five days before Iowa's leadoff presidential caucuses.

White House orders Cabinet secretaries to notify offices when they can't perform duties after Austin's surprise illness

By Seung Min Kim, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

Chief of staff Jeff Zients on Tuesday directed that the Cabinet heads send the White House any existing procedures for delegating authority in the event of incapacitation or loss of communication by Friday.

Ray Epps, a target of Jan. 6 conspiracy theories, gets a year of probation for his Capitol riot role

By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

Right-wing media outlets amplified conspiracy theories Epps was an undercover government agent who helped incite the Capitol attack to entrap Trump supporters.

Gabriel Attal is France's youngest-ever and first openly gay prime minister

By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press

Gabriel Attal has been named as France's youngest-ever prime minister as President Emmanuel Macron seeks a fresh start for the rest of his term amid growing political pressure from the far right.

WATCH: White House holds news briefing as winter storms batter U.S.

By Scott McFetridge, Kathy McCormack, Associated Press

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said at Tuesday’s briefing that storms remained a threat across the country. “We are closely monitoring the weather, and we encourage all Americans to do the same," she said.

WATCH: Blinken dismisses South Africa genocide case against Israel as 'meritless'

By Matthew Lee, Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy, Associated Press

The U.S. has pressed Israel to scale down its offensive in Gaza to more precise operations targeting Hamas. But the pace of death and destruction has remained largely the same, with several hundred Palestinians killed each day, according to health…

Julie Su renominated for labor secretary after ten-month delay in Senate

By Associated Press

Su’s nomination cleared a key Senate committee in April, but with no Republicans on record supporting her, the Biden administration and her backers have scrambled to lock down 50 Democratic votes needed to confirm her.

LISTEN: Federal court hears arguments on whether Trump is immune from prosecution

By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

On Tuesday Trump returned to the federal courthouse in Washington for his appeal of charges against him.

Students rally at the Iowa Capitol days after Perry school shooting

By Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press

High school and college students in the Des Moines area walked out of classes and came to the Iowa Capitol, where a couple hundred people rallied in response to last week's shooting about 40 miles northwest of Des Moines.

Brazil observes anniversary of the anti-democratic uprising in the capital

By Diane Jeantet, Diarlei Rodrigues, Associated Press

Brazil has observed the anniversary of last year's uprising in the capital when thousands of supporters of Bolsonaro stormed government buildings and called for a military intervention to remove President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva from office.