Jan 07 Leaders in Congress reach agreement on spending levels in key step to avoiding shutdown By Kevin Freking, Associated Press In a letter to colleagues, House Speaker Johnson said Sunday the agreement would secure $16 billion in additional spending cuts from the previous agreement brokered by then-Speaker McCarthy and President Joe Biden and is about $30 billion less than what… Continue reading
Jan 05 Watch 7:11 Marking Jan. 6 anniversary, Biden warns political violence poses grave threat to democracy By Laura Barrón-López, Saher Khan, Shrai Popat Speaking Friday near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, a pivotal site in America’s Revolutionary War, President Biden framed the stakes of the 2024 election. Marking the third anniversary of Jan. 6, Biden condemned political violence and Donald Trump. White House Correspondent Laura… Continue watching
Jan 05 House Republicans prepare contempt charges against Hunter Biden for defying a subpoena By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The Republicans who lead the House Oversight and Accountability Committee and the Judiciary Committee announced Friday that they will hold votes on contempt charges against Hunter Biden as the GOP moves into the final stages of its impeachment inquiry. Continue reading
Jan 05 3 years after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a major mystery is still unsolved By Alanna Durkin Richer, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press Authorities are still working to identify more than 80 people wanted for acts of violence at the Capitol and to find out who placed pipe bombs outside the Republican and Democratic national committees’ offices the day before the Capitol attack. Continue reading
Jan 05 WATCH: Biden lambastes Trump for Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a day ‘we nearly lost America’ By Colleen Long, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Biden warned Friday that Trump's efforts to retake the White House in 2024 pose a grave threat to the country, the day before the third anniversary of the violent riot at the U.S. Capitol by then-President Trump’s supporters aiming to… Continue reading
Jan 04 Biden administration announces $162 million to expand computer chip factories By Josh Boak, Associated Press Thursday's funding announcement is the second tied to a 2022 law designed to revive U.S. semiconductor manufacturing. Continue reading
Jan 04 WATCH: White House says Russia has used North Korean ballistic missiles in Ukraine By Colleen Long, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Kirby said a Russia-Iran deal had not been completed. But, he said, the U.S. “is concerned that Russia negotiations to acquire close range ballistic missiles from Iran are actively advancing.”… Continue reading
Jan 03 Biden to start the year at sites of national trauma to warn about fate of American democracy By Will Weissert, Zeke Miller, Associated Press The Democratic president is seeking to present in the starkest possible terms an election he argues could determine the fate of American democracy. Continue reading
Jan 02 Potential rematch between Biden and Trump in 2024 could shake up American politics By Steve Peoples, Associated Press The results will have long-term implications on everything from the future of abortion rights and immigration policy to the role of the U.S. in the world. Continue reading
Jan 01 Watch 9:38 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the 2024 campaign with first primary votes just weeks away By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including the efforts to keep Trump off of ballots and Republican presidential candidates making their case to… Continue watching