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US airline CEOs call on Biden to lift mask mandate on travel
Stefan Cristian Cioata/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A group of CEOs from all major U.S. airlines called on President Joe Biden to lift the federal mask mandate on public transportation. The group — which includes the [Read More…]
Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearings live updates: Judge sheds tears as Booker invokes ancestors
Julia Nikhinson/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court, faces another day of questions Wednesday after over 12 hours of grilling Tuesday on [Read More…]
Idaho governor signs bill banning abortion after 6 weeks modeled after Texas law
Darin Oswald/Idaho Statesman/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (BOISE, Idaho) — Idaho became the first U.S. state to enact a law modeled after the recent legislation passed in Texas that bans abortions after six weeks, [Read More…]
DNC leaders push to change presidential nominating schedule, putting Iowa’s first-state status in peril
ilbusca/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — National Democrats are pushing to alter the party’s presidential nomination calendar, with senior party officials proposing a draft resolution that puts Iowa’s first-in-the-nation status in jeopardy. The order of the early [Read More…]
US formally accuses Russian forces of committing war crimes in Ukraine
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday announced that the State Department has made a formal assessment that Russian forces have committed war crimes in Ukraine. “Based on [Read More…]
Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearings live updates: Day 2 of senator questions
Julia Nikhinson/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court, faces another day of questions Wednesday after over 12 hours of grilling Tuesday on [Read More…]
Biden heads to high-stakes NATO summit amid showdown with Putin over Ukraine
Official White House Photo by Carlos Fyfe (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden planned to depart for Europe Wednesday as he tries to keep NATO allies and other European partners united against Russian President Vladimir Putin [Read More…]
Ketanji Brown Jackson spars with GOP in defense of record
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson took questions for nearly 13 hours before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, defending her record against an orchestrated Republican effort to brand [Read More…]
Ukrainian forces on offensive, Russian combat capability falls below 90%: Pentagon update
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Pentagon has been providing daily updates on the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Ukraine’s efforts to resist. Here are highlights of what a senior U.S. defense official told reporters [Read More…]
Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearings updates: Judge unflappable during questioning
Sha Hanting/China News Service via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court, faced over 12 hours of grilling Tuesday on Day 2 of her [Read More…]
Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearings live updates: Judge gets emotional talking about family
Sha Hanting/China News Service via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court, faces up to 11 hours of grilling Tuesday on Day 2 of [Read More…]
Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearings live updates: Jackson defends child porn sentencing record
Sha Hanting/China News Service via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court, faces up to 11 hours of grilling Tuesday on Day 2 of [Read More…]
Hillary Clinton tests positive for COVID-19
Melina Mara/Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Hillary Clinton said on Twitter she’s tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild cold-like symptoms, but added that she’s “feeling fine.” She said former President Bill Clinton tested negative. [Read More…]
Judge renders split verdict for ‘Cowboys for Trump’ founder charged in Jan. 6 riot
Jeenah Moon/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge delivered a split verdict Tuesday to the founder of the group “Cowboys for Trump” who was the second defendant to be tried for their role in the [Read More…]
FBI ‘concerned’ about Russian cyberattacks on critical US infrastructure: Wray
Alex Wong/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — FBI Director Christopher Wray said Tuesday the FBI is “concerned’ with the possibility of Russian cyberattacks against critical U.S. infrastructure in the wake of Russia’s war with Ukraine. “The [Read More…]
Texas court halts child abuse investigations into parents of trans kids
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — A Texas appeals court has again blocked the state from investigating gender-affirming care for their trans children as child abuse. In its decision, the court stated that it would [Read More…]
Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearings live updates: Nominee responds to GOP attacks
Sha Hanting/China News Service via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court, faces up to 11 hours of grilling Tuesday on Day 2 of [Read More…]
White House press secretary Psaki has COVID, Biden tests negative
NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — White House press secretary Jen Psaki said she has tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, on the eve of President Joe Biden’s trip overseas. Psaki said she was [Read More…]
Experts say Biden’s risk-averse approach to Russian could create greater threat
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WARSAW, Poland) — President Joe Biden’s high-stakes summit with other NATO leaders on Thursday will be one of the most scrutinized meetings on the world stage in decades, and could have enormous [Read More…]
Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearings live updates: Nominee responds to attacks
Sha Hanting/China News Service via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court, faces up to 11 hours of grilling Tuesday on Day 2 of [Read More…]