Jan 13 What is Title 42 and what does it mean for immigration at the southern border? By Nicole Ellis, Casey Kuhn President Joe Biden visited the U.S.-Mexico border on Sunday for the first time as president, amid controversy and backlash about the administration’s allocation of resources to the southern border. The visit came days after he announced a new, restrictive policy… Continue reading
Jan 12 Watch 4:55 Special counsel appointed to investigate documents found at Biden’s home and former office More classified documents from President Biden's time as vice president were found inside his Delaware home, the White House said. This came after the disclosure earlier this week of documents found inside a Washington office. Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed… Continue watching
Jan 12 Inflation eases across U.S., may need less action from Fed to control it By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Rising U.S. consumer prices moderated again last month, bolstering hopes that inflation's grip on the economy will continue to ease this year and possibly require less drastic action by the Federal Reserve to control it. Continue reading
Jan 11 House Republicans open investigation into Biden family By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The Republican-led Oversight Committee requested financial information from the Treasury Department surrounding financial transactions members of the Biden family made, as well as testimony from multiple former Twitter executives, who were involved in the company’s handling of an October 2020… Continue reading
Jan 11 Biden under pressure to expel Bolsonaro after riot in Brazil By Joshua Goodman, Associated Press The Biden administration is under growing pressure from leftists in Latin America as well as U.S. lawmakers to expel Jair Bolsonaro from a post-presidential retreat in Florida following an attack by his supporters on Brazil’s capital. Continue reading
Jan 11 The federal government is set to max out on debt. Here’s why it could start a political standoff By Fatima Hussein, Josh Boak, Associated Press The federal government is on track to max out on its $31.4 trillion borrowing authority as soon as this month. That starts the clock on an expected standoff between President Joe Biden and the new House Republican majority. Continue reading
Jan 10 Watch 5:43 What we know about potentially classified documents found at Biden’s former office Potentially classified documents were discovered at an office President Biden used after he was vice president. The Justice Department is now reviewing the papers found as Biden’s personal attorneys cleared out the office. GOP Rep. Mike Rogers called for a… Continue watching
Jan 08 Watch 5:43 Biden visits southern border amid criticism of migration, asylum policy President Biden is making his first visit to the U.S.-Mexico border since taking office today, to meet with border officials about migration and drug trafficking. The trip comes days after Biden announced policies designed to discourage migrants from seeking asylum… Continue watching
Dec 22 Watch 3:54 News Wrap: FTX founder charged with fraud released on $250 million bond In our news wrap Thursday, Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, was released on $250 million bond as he awaits trial on charges of fraud and money laundering, the U.S. economy is showing more signs of strength despite… Continue watching
Dec 22 Why Zelenskyy’s D.C. visit took months to coordinate By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press Zelenskyy had indicated to President Joe Biden the U.S. was the first country he wanted to visit when the time was right for him to travel. Finally, on Dec. 11, Zelenskyy told Biden the time had arrived. Continue reading