May 02 Biden to visit North Carolina to meet families of law enforcement officers killed on the job By Colleen Long, Steve Peoples, Associated Press The Biden visit comes just a week after he sat down with the grieving relatives of two cops killed in Upstate New York. Continue reading
May 01 Watch 8:12 Trump reveals how he would govern if reelected to another term in the White House By Lisa Desjardins We have learned more this week about how former President Trump would govern if reelected. Wednesday in Wisconsin, he again pledged to deport millions of undocumented immigrants. And a wide-ranging interview with Time magazine sparked headlines with some of his… Continue watching
May 01 Biden’s historic marijuana shift is his latest election year move for young voters By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press The plan comes just weeks after Biden canceled student loans for another 206,000 borrowers. The Democratic president's focus on such issues comes as he fights to hold together the coalition that sent him to the White House in 2020. Continue reading
May 01 What reclassifying marijuana means for Americans By Jennifer Peltz, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The Justice Department proposal would recognize the medical uses of cannabis, but wouldn't legalize it for recreational use. Still, the switch is considered “paradigm-shifting."… Continue reading
May 01 Poll: Majority of Americans aren’t paying attention to Trump’s hush money trial By Laura Santhanam One in 5 Americans say Trump has done nothing wrong, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. Continue reading
Apr 28 WATCH: Biden unleashes jabs at Trump during remarks at White House Correspondents’ Dinner By Chris Megerian, Josh Boak, Associated Press ”Of course the 2024 election’s in full swing and yes, age is an issue," Biden said at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on Saturday. "I’m a grown man running against a 6-year-old.”… Continue reading
Apr 27 WATCH: Biden attends 2024 White House Correspondents’ Dinner hosted by Colin Jost By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press An election-year roast of President Joe Biden before journalists, celebrities and politicians at the annual White House correspondents' dinner Saturday butted up against growing public discord over the Israel-Hamas war, with protests outside the event condemning both Biden's handling of… Continue reading
Apr 25 As pro-Palestinian protesters occupy campuses, some universities call in police while others wait it out By Jim Vertuno, Acacia Coronado, Nick Perry, Associated Press Some U.S. universities called in police to break up demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war, resulting in ugly scuffles and dozens of new arrests. Other schools appeared content to wait out student protests Thursday, as the final days of the semester… Continue reading
Apr 25 WATCH: Biden delivers remarks on economic agenda during campaign event in Syracuse By News Desk Biden's speech comes as a report shows the nation's economy slowed sharply last quarter to a 1.6 percent annual pace in the face of high interest rates. Continue reading
Apr 25 U.S. economic growth slows to 1.6 percent, sign that interest rates may be taking toll By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The gross domestic product — the economy's total output of goods and services — decelerated from its brisk 3.4% growth rate in the final three months of 2023. Consumers continued to drive growth last quarter but slowed their spending. Continue reading