Jan 17 Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban if not sold by Chinese, Trump has promised a solution By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The court held Friday the risk to national security posed by TikTok's ties to China overcomes concerns about limiting speech by the app or its 170 million users in the U.S. A sale does not appear imminent. Continue reading
Jan 17 Biden commutes sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug charges, setting record By Will Weissert, Associated Press President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of almost 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses. Continue reading
Jan 17 Read the full Supreme Court ruling upholding ban on TikTok if not sold by Chinese parent company The court’s decision Friday means new users won’t be able to download the app and updates won’t be available, but it won’t disappear from users’ phones. Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch 6:43 The questions Trump’s Cabinet picks faced in Thursday’s confirmation hearings By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura, Shrai Popat More of President-elect Trump's picks for key Cabinet positions faced questions from senators on Capitol Hill in another mammoth day of confirmation hearings. Lisa Desjardins reports. Continue watching
Jan 16 Calling Hollywood ‘troubled,’ Trump names Mel Gibson, Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone as special envoys there By Lindsey Bahr, Associated Press On Wednesday, the President-elect announced that the three actors would be his eyes and ears to the moviemaking town. Special ambassadors and envoys are typically chosen to respond to troubled hot spots like the Middle East, not California. Continue reading
Jan 16 South Dakota tribe lifts its ban on Noem ahead of her Homeland Security confirmation hearing By Associated Press Gov. Kristi Noem was cut off from entering a wide swath of tribal lands in South Dakota early last year after making public comments that tribal leaders were catering to drug cartels on their reservations. Continue reading
Jan 16 WATCH: Sen. Lummis asks Zeldin if he’d follow the science or the law as EPA chief By Adam Kemp Zeldin responded that his "first obligation" would be to follow the law. Continue reading
Jan 16 WATCH: Sen. Bernie Sanders asks Lee Zeldin if climate change is a hoax By Adam Kemp "I believe that climate change is real," Zeldin said. Continue reading
Jan 16 Some immigrants are already leaving the U.S. in ‘self-deportations’ as Trump’s threats loom By Christopher Sherman, Olga R. Rodriguez, Associated Press There isn't data on these departures, but history has seen other eras of public backlash that drove migrants — with or without legal status — out. Continue reading
Jan 16 Many Americans doubt Trump will be able to lower prices in his first year, an AP-NORC poll shows By Linley Sanders, Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, Associated Press As Trump takes office the poll shows that many Americans don't anticipate that he will be able to immediately bring costs down. That includes some of his own supporters. Continue reading