• Republicans nominate Tom Emmer for House speaker going into third vote

    Republicans nominate Tom Emmer for House speaker going into third vote

    Oct 24, 2023 04:35 PM EST

    Also withdrawing from the race were Reps. Austin Scott of Georgia, Jack Bergman of Michigan, Pete Sessions of Texas, Gary Palmer of Alabama and Dan Meuser of Pennsylvania. The House has been in turmoil, without a speaker since the start of the month after a contingent of hard-line Republicans ...

  • Activists turn backs on U.S. officials as UN-backed human rights review of United States concludes

    Activists turn backs on U.S. officials as UN-backed human rights review of United States concludes

    Oct 18, 2023 07:48 PM EST

    ... from places as diverse as Guam, Puerto Rico, Hawaii and beyond, led the demonstration before the independent Human Rights Committee as U.S. Ambassador Michele Taylor wrapped up a two-day hearing on the United States. It was part of a regular human rights review for all U.N. member ...

  • WATCH: McCarthy 'frustrated' with some House Republicans over budget deadline

    WATCH: McCarthy 'frustrated' with some House Republicans over budget deadline

    Sep 14, 2023 10:08 PM EST

    ... Fla. McCarthy has prided himself being a survivor, who rose from the ranks over the past nearly 20 years to lead House Republicans. At the start of the year, he suffered through 14 votes in his reach for the speaker's gavel before colleagues finally agreed to give it to ...

  • WATCH: House Speaker McCarthy announces House impeachment inquiry of Biden

    WATCH: House Speaker McCarthy announces House impeachment inquiry of Biden

    Sep 12, 2023 03:54 PM EST

    ... keep government running to Nov. 1, but conservatives are balking at what's called a continuing resolution, or CR, as they pursue cuts. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., said late Monday exiting McCarthy's office she has “red lines" against any new money being spent for COVID-19 vaccines ...

  • News Wrap: Confirmed death toll from Maui wildfires climbs to 99

    News Wrap: Confirmed death toll from Maui wildfires climbs to 99

    Aug 15, 2023 10:45 PM EST

    ... Russian economy. The Russian Central Bank issued a major interest rate hike after the country's currency, the ruble, reached its lowest value since the start of the war. In Libya, a militia commander was released by a rival faction today after his detention sparked a day of clashes in ...

  • The world's hottest day on record was Tuesday, scientists calculate

    The world's hottest day on record was Tuesday, scientists calculate

    Jul 05, 2023 01:35 PM EST

    ... and northwestern Canada and Peru. Cities across the U.S. from Medford, Oregon, to Tampa, Florida, have been hovering at all-time highs, said Zack Taylor, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. Beijing reported nine straight days last week when the temperature exceeded 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit ...

  • WATCH: White House holds news briefing after Supreme Court strikes down Biden student debt plan

    WATCH: White House holds news briefing after Supreme Court strikes down Biden student debt plan

    Jun 30, 2023 06:50 PM EST

    ... Biden must cancel student loan debt, again, and he must ensure that there is no return to repayment until cancellations," Byrne told reporters. Satra D. Taylor, with the Young Invincibles organization, national advocacy group to involve young adults in the political process, expressed her "faith" that Biden will honor his ...

  • DeSantis set to launch 2024 presidential run in Twitter conversation with Elon Musk

    DeSantis set to launch 2024 presidential run in Twitter conversation with Elon Musk

    May 24, 2023 02:48 PM EST

    ... a conservative cult hero of sorts. Since buying Twitter last October, Musk has reinstated the accounts of prominent Republicans, including Trump and Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who had been removed. Popular conservative broadcasters have flocked to Twitter, with ousted Fox News host Tucker Carlson and the podcast hosts of ...

  • AP report: DeSantis plans to announce 2024 bid Wednesday on Twitter Spaces with Elon Musk

    AP report: DeSantis plans to announce 2024 bid Wednesday on Twitter Spaces with Elon Musk

    May 23, 2023 09:17 PM EST

    ... a conservative cult hero of sorts. Since buying Twitter last October, Musk has reinstated the accounts of prominent Republicans including Trump and Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene who had been removed. Popular conservative broadcasters have flocked to Twitter, with ousted Fox News host Tucker Carlson and the podcast hosts of ...

  • Tens of thousands of doctors in Britain to participate in 4-day walkout

    Tens of thousands of doctors in Britain to participate in 4-day walkout

    Apr 10, 2023 03:49 PM EST

    LONDON (AP) — Britain is bracing for a four-day walkout by tens of thousands of doctors at the state-funded health care system that one official warned Monday could be “catastrophic” and postpone up to 350,000 appointments. The strike due to start Tuesday by National Health Service doctors early ...