Dec 11 Special counsel asks Supreme Court to rule whether Trump can be prosecuted By Mark Sherman, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Special counsel Jack Smith on Monday asked the Supreme Court to take up and rule quickly on whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he plotted to overturn the 2020 election results. Continue reading
Dec 11 Jurors in Rudy Giuliani damages case hear the threats election workers got after his false claims By Lindsay Whitehurst, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Lawyers for two Georgia election workers are asking jurors in a federal case to make Giuliani pay the women tens of millions of dollars in damages for false accusations he made against them that led to threats and racist harassment. Continue reading
Dec 11 WATCH: Biden announces 3 Philadelphia fire companies are reopening with federal funds By Chris Megerian, Associated Press The president spoke for about eight minutes before he headed to a fundraiser for his reelection campaign. He's trying to show the nation as 2024 looms how his policies are benefitting regular Americans with “kitchen table” problems. Continue reading
Dec 11 Live updates: Israel says it's prepared to extend fight in Gaza for months to defeat Hamas By Associated Press Qatar, which has played a key mediating role, says efforts to stop the war and have all hostages released will continue, but a willingness to discuss a cease-fire is fading. Continue reading
Dec 10 Zelenskyy to meet with Biden as pressure builds for Congress to approve more Ukraine aid By Mark Sherman, Associated Press President Joe Biden and Ukraine's leader, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, will meet at the White House on Tuesday as the U.S. administration steps up the pressure on Congress to provide billions more in aid to Kyiv in its war with Russia. Continue reading
Dec 09 Ukraine aid deal by year-end seems increasingly unlikely as GOP ties it to border security By Stephen Groves, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press A deal to provide further U.S. assistance to Ukraine by year-end appears to be increasingly out of reach for President Biden as Republicans insist on pairing the funding with changes to America’s immigration and border policies. Continue reading
Dec 09 Texas Supreme Court pauses lower court's order allowing woman's emergency abortion By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press The Texas Supreme Court on Friday night put on hold a judge's ruling that approved an abortion for a pregnant woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis, throwing into limbo an unprecedented challenge to one of the most restrictive bans in the… Continue reading
Dec 08 Wisconsin university system reaches deal with Republicans that would scale back diversity positions By Todd Richmond, Associated Press The deal released Friday calls for freezing diversity position hires through 2026 and shifting at least 43 diversity positions to focus on "student success."… Continue reading
Dec 08 Watch 4:32 A look at the latest federal charges filed against Hunter Biden By Geoff Bennett, Kyle Midura Hunter Biden has been indicted on nine tax-related charges, including three felony counts. According to federal prosecutors, the president’s 53-year-old son engaged in a scheme to not pay $1.4 million in taxes that he owed from 2016 through 2019. Prosecutors… Continue watching
Dec 08 Pregnant woman in Kentucky sues for the right to get an abortion By Bruce Schreiner, Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press The suit, filed in state court in Louisville, says Kentucky's near-total prohibition against abortion violates the plaintiff's rights to privacy and self-determination under the state constitution. Continue reading