May 19 WATCH: White House holds briefing as Biden attends G-7 summit, debt limit talks stall By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Top Republican negotiators for McCarthy said after the evening session that they were uncertain on next steps. But the White House publicly expressed optimism that a resolution could be reached if parties negotiated in “good faith.”… Continue reading
May 19 How effective will a new round of sanctions be in stopping Russia's invasion of Ukraine? By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The latest sanctions target hundreds of people and firms — including those helping Moscow evade existing sanctions. They also target new sectors of Russia's economy. Continue reading
May 19 Watch 4:02 News Wrap: Debt limit negotiations at standstill with time running out In our news wrap Friday, debt ceiling negotiations between the White House and GOP leaders in Congress are at a standstill with time running out, a National Guardsman in Massachusetts accused of leaking secret documents will stay in jail while… Continue watching
May 19 Watch 5:52 What the plan to provide F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine means for the war against Russia By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn The Biden administration will approve European allies providing American made F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. The U.S. will also support a joint effort to train Ukrainian pilots. Ukraine has been asking for those jets since early in the war with… Continue watching
May 19 Watch 7:27 Syria and Assad regime welcomed back into Arab League after years of civil war By Stephanie Sy, Zeba Warsi Twelve years ago, the people of Syria rose up against the regime of Bashar al-Assad as the Arab Spring uprisings swept the Middle East. Assad proceeded to kill, bomb, starve, poison and brutalize his people, and does still. He became… Continue watching
May 19 Britain unveils $1.2 billion strategy to boost computer chip industry By Associated Press Under the U.K. plan, the country's semiconductor industry will get up to $1.2 billion in government investment over the next decade. The amount is dwarfed by the U.S. Chips Act and the E.U.'s chip program, which are offering tens of… Continue reading
May 19 Court says FBI broke rules when scouring foreign intelligence for information on Jan. 6, racial protests By Eric Tucker, Associated Press FBI officials repeatedly violated their own standards when they searched a vast repository of foreign intelligence for information related to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and racial justice protests in 2020. Continue reading
May 19 Diplomatic world tour by Ukraine's Zelenskyy highlights Putin's stark isolation By Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press While the world awaits Ukraine's spring offensive, its leader Zelenskyy has already launched a diplomatic one. In a span of a week, he has dashed to Italy, the Vatican, Germany, France and Britain to shore up support for the defense… Continue reading
May 19 Why Ukraine's counteroffensive against Russia still hasn't begun By Tara Copp, Associated Press For months, Western allies have shipped billions of dollars worth of weapons systems and ammunition to Ukraine with an urgency to get the supplies to Kyiv in time for an anticipated spring counteroffensive. Continue reading
May 19 Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano threatens 22 million people as it rumbles awake By María Verza, Associated Press Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano rumbled to life again this week, spewing out towering clouds of ash that forced 11 villages to cancel school sessions. Continue reading