Feb 05 Biden thanks hospitality workers in Las Vegas ahead of Nevada's 2024 primary By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Biden on Monday congratulated hospitality workers for reaching a tentative agreement with several Las Vegas hotel-casinos and calling off a strike deadline for another, telling members of the local culinary union, “When you do well, everybody does better.”… Continue reading
Feb 05 Oversight board urges Meta to rethink its policy on manipulated media in high-stakes election year By Ali Swenson, Associated Press The quasi-independent board said on Monday that an altered video of Joe Biden on Facebook exposed gaps in the policy. Continue reading
Feb 05 Federal subsidy boosting internet affordability set to expire unless Congress acts By Kavish Harjai, Associated Press/Report for America President Joe Biden recently traveled to North Carolina to promote his goal of affordable internet access for all Americans, but the promise for 23 million families across the U.S. is on shaky ground. Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch 3:21 News Wrap: U.S. vows 'sustained' military response to Iran-backed attacks In our news wrap Sunday, U.S. officials say they are not done yet with their military response in the Middle East, another atmospheric river threatens California with flooding and mudslides, Moscow-appointed officials say Ukrainian shelling killed at least 28 people… Continue watching
Feb 04 Far-right Israeli minister's criticism of Biden and support for Trump draws local backlash By Melanie Lidman, Associated Press Criticism of President Biden by a far-right minister in Israel's government who said Trump would allow more freedom to fight Hamas sparked outrage there on Sunday, highlighting the sensitivity of relations as Washington provides key support for the offensive against the… Continue reading
Feb 03 Why AP called the South Carolina primary for Biden By Robert Yoon, Associated Press President Joe Biden won the South Carolina primary on Saturday. The Associated Press declared Biden the winner at 7:23 p.m. based on an analysis of initial vote results showing him with a decisive lead in key locations throughout the state. Continue reading
Feb 03 Biden wins South Carolina's Democratic primary, AP says By Will Weissert, Meg Kinnard, Associated Press President Joe Biden on Saturday defeated the other long-shot Democrats on South Carolina’s ballot, including Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips and author Marianne Williamson. Continue reading
Feb 03 Biden looks to win big in South Carolina's Democratic primary after pushing for state to go first By Will Weissert, Meg Kinnard, Associated Press President Joe Biden is looking for an easy victory Saturday in South Carolina’s Democratic primary that officially kicks off his party's nominating process, validating a new lineup he championed to better empower Black voters who helped revive his 2020 campaign. Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch 5:27 What the U.S. hopes to achieve with airstrikes against Iran-backed militias By John Yang, Harry Zahn The U.S. is responding to last weekend’s drone strike in Jordan that killed three U.S. troops with airstrikes against Iran-backed militias in the Middle East. Pentagon officials say it took just 30 minutes for B-1 bombers and other U.S. aircraft… Continue watching
Feb 02 Watch 6:00 U.S. strikes Iran-backed militias in retaliation for deadly attack on American troops By Nick Schifrin, Eliot Barnhart The U.S. launched a series of military strikes against Iranian forces and the militias they support in both Syria and Iraq. The bombings are in retaliation for an attack last weekend that killed three American soldiers and wounded dozens of… Continue watching