Nation Jul 10 100 years after a man was convicted for teaching evolution, debate over religion in schools continues By Holly Meyer, Associated Press
Nation Jan 31 Midway through a 5-year term, Robert Santos decides to resign as U.S. Census Bureau director His planned departure comes midway through his five-year term and in the middle of planning by the statistical agency for the 2030 census, which will determine political power and federal funding for another decade to come. By Mike Schneider, Associated Press
Politics Dec 23 Biden commutes sentences of 37 of 40 federal death row inmates, gives life in prison The move spares the lives of people convicted in killings, including the slayings of police and military officers, people on federal land and those involved in deadly bank robberies or drug deals, as well as the killings of guards or… By Will Weissert, Darlene Superville, Associated Press
Politics Dec 11 Only 2 in 10 Americans support Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter after promising to not do so, AP-NORC poll finds The survey found that only a small share of Americans “strongly” or “somewhat” approve of the president's decision. About half “strongly” or “somewhat” disapprove of it, and about one-quarter said they neither approve nor disapprove. By Will Weissert, Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, Associated Press
Politics Dec 11 Ahead of Trump’s return, Biden approves national security memo on China, Iran, North Korea and Russia The memorandum was approved before Donald Trump takes office in January and it was shaped to help his team build its approach in dealing with the relationships involving America's most prominent adversaries and competitors. By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press
Nov 17 Watch 4:23 News Wrap: Biden administration allows Ukraine to fire long-range missiles into Russia In our news wrap Sunday, a senior U.S. official confirmed that Ukraine will be allowed for the first time to fire American-supplied missiles into Russia, an Israeli strike killed a senior Hezbollah official in Lebanon, Ohio’s governor denounced a march… Continue watching
Aug 19 The next steps are uncertain as House Republicans release their impeachment report on Biden By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The yearlong probe by Republicans stops short of alleging any criminal wrongdoing by the president over his son Hunter Biden's business dealings. Instead, the almost 300-page report out Monday, before the Democratic National Convention, covers familiar ground. Continue reading
Jul 17 As some push Biden to quit the race, Democrats aim to nominate president in first week of August By Zeke Miller, Will Weissert, Associated Press The Democratic National Convention’s rules committee will meet Friday to discuss its plans. That's according to a letter sent to members Wednesday and obtained by The Associated Press. Continue reading
Jul 17 New AP-NORC poll finds nearly two-thirds of Democrats want Biden to withdraw By Darlene Superville, Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, Associated Press The new survey by the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, conducted two weeks after Biden’s debate flop, also found that only about 3 in 10 Democrats are extremely or very confident that Biden has the mental capability to serve… Continue reading
Jul 10 Biden borrows tactics from Trump as he rejects calls to step aside By Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Joe Biden is calling into his favorite morning cable news show, bashing the “elites” of his party, dismissing unfavorable polls and talking up his crowd sizes. … Continue reading