Oct 03 Colorado Supreme Court to hear case against Christian baker who refused to make LGBTQ-themed cake By Colleen Slevin, Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press The decision announced Tuesday comes after a U.S. Supreme Court victory this summer for a graphic artist who didn't want to design wedding websites for same-sex couples. Continue reading
Oct 03 WATCH: McCarthy confronts challenge to his leadership, rules out power-sharing with Democrats By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The Republican McCarthy's fate is deeply uncertain as he faces what's known as a "motion to vacate" from Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, a strident critic allied with Donald Trump. Continue reading
Oct 03 Armenian parliament votes to join ICC, further strains relations with Russia By Avet Demourian, Associated Press The Armenian parliament has voted to join International Criminal Court, which earlier this year indicted Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes connected to the deportation of children from Ukraine. Continue reading
Oct 03 WATCH: White House holds briefing as U.S. Rep. Cuellar returns to work after being carjacked by 3 armed attackers By Kevin Freking, Associated Press U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas was back at work on Tuesday after being carjacked the night before by three armed attackers less than a mile from the Capitol. Continue reading
Oct 03 Trump calls for GOP debates to end after skipping them By Sara Burnett, Associated Press The former president and front-runner for the GOP nomination has skipped the first two debates — as several of his rivals attacked him for not attending — and said he wouldn’t participate in the future. Continue reading
Oct 03 India orders Canada to remove most of its diplomats from country, official says By Rob Gillies, Associated Press An official says India has told Canada to remove 41 of its 62 diplomats in the country, ramping up a confrontation over Canadian accusations that India may have been involved in the killing of a Sikh separatist leader in suburban… Continue reading
Oct 03 Trump uses fraud trial as campaign stop to rally supporters By Jill Colvin, Associated Press While some rivals had once thought Trump's long list of legal woes might dissuade Republican voters from choosing him as their nominee, his standing in the GOP primary has only improved since before the indictments and helped him raise millions… Continue reading
Oct 03 WATCH: Hillary Clinton, Kathy Hochul, Larry Hogan speak at inaugural summit of the Institute of Global Politics Watch PBS NewsHour tonight for Geoff Bennet’s conversation with Hillary Clinton on the war in Ukraine, the 2024 presidential contest and more. Continue reading
Oct 03 Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to gun charges after plea deal fails By Lindsay Whitehurst, Claudia Lauer, Associated Press Federal prosecutors had been looking into his business dealings for five years, and the agreement would have dispensed with criminal proceedings before his father was actively campaigning for president in 2024. Continue reading
Oct 03 WATCH: House votes to oust McCarthy as speaker after GOP critics rebel By Farnoush Amiri, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job Tuesday in an extraordinary showdown, a first in U.S. history that was forced by a contingent of hard-right conservatives and threw the House and its Republican leadership into chaos. Continue reading