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Pentagon still contracting first flight to import baby formula amid shortage
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — U.S. officials are still working out details for the first flight to import baby formula, Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby told reporters Friday, as parents continue to struggle to find supply amid [Read More…]
Entire Buffalo community ‘terrorized’ over mass shooting: AG Garland
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday announced the Justice Department is taking action to combat hate crimes through the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, mentioning how last weekend’s mass shooting in [Read More…]
Bill de Blasio announces run for Congress as NY Democrats grapple with new map
Pablo Monsalve/VIEWpress via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York’s political scene — upended this week by a newly drawn congressional map — got even more interesting Friday with an announcement from former New York [Read More…]
New York Democrats slam new congressional map
Tim Graham/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Democrats began the year hopeful that congressional redistricting in New York would favor the party – and insulate their slim House majority from a tumultuous midterm election cycle. But [Read More…]
US-supplied howitzers to Ukraine lack accuracy-aiding computers
YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images (KYIV, Ukraine) — Dozens of artillery systems supplied by the United States to Ukraine were not fitted with advanced computer systems, which improve the efficiency and accuracy of the weapons, [Read More…]
Jan. 6 committee seeks info from 6th House Republican over alleged Capitol tour
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has requested information from a sixth House Republican, Rep. Barry Loudermilk of Georgia, suggesting in a letter Thursday [Read More…]
House Dems pass gas price-gouging bill that faces uphill battle in the Senate
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House’s Democratic majority overcame some internal opposition to pass legislation on Thursday addressing high gas prices by cracking down on possible price gouging from oil companies. The bill was approved [Read More…]
Inside the submarine capable of launching nuclear missiles
ABC (NEW YORK) — America’s main nuclear deterrent glides undetected under the oceans as it carries a cargo of ballistic missiles that will hopefully never be used. Off the coast of Hawaii, ABC News visited the [Read More…]
Biden visiting a volatile Asia at a volatile time
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — When President Joe Biden arrives in Seoul on Friday, on his first trip to the region as president, he’ll be landing in a volatile region at a volatile time. Biden will [Read More…]
Senate passes $40 billion in new aid to Ukraine, bill heads to Biden
uschools/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Senate voted on Thursday to pass an additional $40 billion in new aid for Ukraine, after President Joe Biden called on Congress last month to deliver the additional funding, to [Read More…]
Biden backs Sweden, Finland joining NATO as Turkey threatens to block the historic bids
Oliver Contreras/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden welcomed Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and Finnish President Sauli Niinistö to the White House on Thursday to discuss their historic bids to join NATO. [Read More…]
Lawmakers grill FDA head on ‘slow’ response to baby formula crisis
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As so many parents still scour grocery shelves for baby formula the head of the Food and Drug Administration faced congressional lawmakers Thursday, amid the nationwide shortage [Read More…]
Bush condemns ‘unjustified and brutal’ invasion of Iraq, instead of Ukraine, in speech gaffe
Noah Riffe/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (DALLAS) — Former President George W. Bush had a tongue-tied moment at a speech on Wednesday and millions on social media took notice. When condemning Russia’s attack on Ukraine, [Read More…]
Biden embarks for Asia with a heavy focus on China and North Korea
STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With much of the Biden administration’s attention this year focused on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, President Joe Biden turns his attention to Asia Thursday as he embarks on [Read More…]
Biden invokes Defense Production Act to address baby formula shortage
Shawn Thew/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden is invoking the Defense Production Act to address the widespread shortage of baby formula, the White House announced Wednesday evening. The move will get ingredients [Read More…]
House passes bill to aid fight against domestic terrorism after Buffalo supermarket shooting
Tim Graham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In the wake of the Buffalo, New York, supermarket shooting that left 10 Black people dead, the House on Wednesday approved a measure to beef up federal efforts to combat [Read More…]
What’s next for McCormick-Oz squeaker — and the possible electoral turbulence of Mastriano as governor
Michelle Gustafson/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Many across the country — and certainly former President Donald Trump — are watching Pennsylvania. Ballots are still being counted in the GOP Senate primary race, where razor-thin [Read More…]
Biden invoking Defense Production Act to address baby formula shortage
Shawn Thew/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden is invoking the Defense Production Act to address the widespread shortage of baby formula, the White House announced Wednesday evening. The move will get ingredients [Read More…]
Ashley Biden, the president’s daughter, tests positive for COVID-19
Gary Gershoff/WireImage/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden’s daughter, Ashley Biden, has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a White House official. The first daughter, 40, was scheduled to travel to Latin America this week [Read More…]
House to vote on domestic terrorism bill after Buffalo supermarket shooting
Tim Graham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In the wake of the Buffalo, New York, supermarket shooting that left 10 Black people dead, the House on Wednesday is expected to pass a measure to beef up federal [Read More…]