Politics Dec 18 Congress nears funding deal with more than $100 billion in disaster aid, avoiding government shutdown By Kevin Freking, Associated Press
Politics Sep 19 In the race for Congress, some Republicans are trying a new approach to abortion Looking directly into the camera for ads, or penning personal op-eds in local newspapers, many Republican candidates are trying to distance themselves from some of the more aggressive anti-abortion ideas coming from their party and its allies. By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press
Politics Sep 13 Appeals court puts U.S. election bets on hold mere hours after a judge allowed it Just hours after it began, legal betting on the outcome of U.S. Congressional elections has been put on hold by a federal appeals court. By Wayne Parry, Associated Press
Nation Jul 24 Thousands of protestors outside the Capitol denounce Israel’s war in Gaza as Netanyahu visits Throngs of demonstrators rallied near the Capitol before starting their march ahead of Netanyahu's joint address to Congress, but police blocked them from getting close to the building. Police said they used pepper spray after some protesters became “violent” and… By Ashraf Khalil, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press
Politics Jun 23 Many Democrats plan to boycott Netanyahu’s address to Congress due to Israel’s war in Gaza While some Democrats are saying they will attend Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu address to Congress, a larger and growing faction wants no part of it, creating an extraordinarily charged atmosphere at a gathering that normally amounts to a ceremonial, bipartisan… By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press
Apr 05 Americans think a president’s power should be checked — unless their side wins, AP-NORC poll finds By Nicholas Riccardi, Linley Sanders, Associated Press A poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Opinion Research finds that while Americans say they respect the Constitution's checks and balances and don't want a president to have too much power, that view shifts if the candidate of… Continue reading
Apr 03 North Dakota lawmakers approve $1 million to defend congressional age limit initiative By Jack Dura, Associated Press North Dakota lawmakers are expecting a legal challenge to a proposed congressional age limit, and estimate $1 million to defend the measure up to the U.S. Supreme Court, in what some observers see as a likely test case. Continue reading
Feb 19 Watch 7:50 Poland’s foreign minister on concerns the U.S. will abandon Ukraine, Europe By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Sonia Kopelev Along the eastern flank of NATO nations sit several former Soviet satellite states, with long and bitter memories of Russian dominance. They are among the strongest supporters of Ukraine's fight against a Russia's invasion and warn that more must be… Continue watching
Jan 28 Biden says he would shut down U.S.-Mexico border ‘right now’ if Congress sends him a deal By Zeke Miller, Colleen Long, Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Bidding to salvage a border deal in Congress that also would unlock money for Ukraine, Biden offered fresh assurances Saturday night that he would be willing to close the U.S.-Mexico border if lawmakers would only send him a bill to sign. Continue reading
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