Dec 15 Americans agree that the future of democracy is on the line in the 2024 election but disagree about who poses the biggest threat By Gary Fields, Linley Sanders, Associated Press In a politically polarized nation, Americans seem to agree on one issue underlying the 2024 elections — a worry over the state of democracy and how the outcome of the presidential contest will affect its future. Continue reading
Dec 15 Trump campaign using sporting events like UFC to get in front of potential voters By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Donald Trump has spent less time campaigning in early-voting states than many of his Republican primary rivals… Continue reading
Dec 14 Guyana says it refuses to bow to Venezuela in dispute over oil-rich territory By Bert Wilkinson, Associated Press The small South American nation of Guyana says it refuses to bow to its larger neighbor Venezuela before the two countries met in the latest chapter of a bitter dispute over an oil and mineral-rich territory claimed by both. Continue reading
Dec 14 Watch 5:59 What needs to happen for Congress to pass funding for Ukraine aid and border security By Laura Barrón-López, Lisa Desjardins, Matt Loffman, Kyle Midura In a sign that a deal on border security and Ukraine funding could still emerge by Christmas, the U.S. Senate is staying in town next week instead of going on its scheduled recess. Congressional Correspondent Lisa Desjardins and White House… Continue watching
Dec 14 European Union agrees to open membership negotiations with Ukraine By Raf Cassert, Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press The decision represented a stunning reversal for a country at war that had struggled to find the necessary backing for its membership aspirations and long faced opposition from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Continue reading
Dec 14 Congress departs without a deal on Ukraine aid and border security, but Senate will work next week By Stephen Groves, Lisa Mascaro, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press Congress is departing Washington without a deal to pass wartime support for Ukraine. But Senate negotiators and the Biden's administration are still racing to wrap up a border security compromise to unlock the stalemate before the end of the year. Continue reading
Dec 14 In first visit to U.S. military headquarters in Germany, Zelenskyy expressed optimism about U.S. aid By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press In a social media post after he left, he expressed optimism about getting additional American aid, which has been hung up in Congress. Continue reading
Dec 14 WATCH: Biden delivers remarks on lowering prescription drug prices during visit to NIH By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press Hundreds of thousands of older Americans could pay less for some of their outpatient drug treatments beginning early next year, the Biden administration announced Thursday. Continue reading
Dec 14 The House passes the biggest pay raise for troops in decades, despite conservatives' objections to cultural issues By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The Senate had already overwhelmingly passed the bill on Wednesday, so now it goes to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed into law. Continue reading
Dec 14 Jurors will begin deciding how much Giuliani must pay for lies in a Georgia election workers' case By Lindsay Whitehurst, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Jurors are set to begin deliberating to decide how much Rudy Giuliani must pay two former Georgia election workers for spreading lies about them that led to a barrage of racist threats and upended their lives. Continue reading