Tag: Breaking News: Politics
President Biden tests positive for Covid-19, has mild symptoms
President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19, the White House said Thursday.The 79-year-old president, who is fully vaccinated and has receive [...]
Biden announces new climate programs, but no emergency declaration
President Joe Biden announced new executive steps to combat climate change on Wednesday, but fell short of issuing a climate-emergency declaration as [...]
Biden says Supreme Court is ‘out of control,’ orders HHS to protect abortion access
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks before signing an executive order to help safeguard women's access to abortion and contraception after the Supreme Cou [...]
Pelosi unveils abortion rights proposals after Supreme Court decision
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) finishes a news conference after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v Wade, which guaranteed a woman's ri [...]
World Health Organization says monkeypox is not a global health emergency right now
The World Health Organization on Saturday said the rapid spread of monkeypox across dozens of nations does not represent a global health emergency at [...]
Congress passes gun bill, sends it to Joe Biden to sign
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) delivers remarks as she joins fellow Democrats for a rally before voting on the Bipartisan Safer Communities [...]
U.S. House votes to raise age to buy an assault rifle to 21
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks at a rally with gun violence prevention organizations, gun violence survivors and hundreds of gun safe [...]
Parents of Uvalde and Buffalo mass shootings testify before Congress
[The stream started at 10 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above.]Kimberly Rubio broke down into tears as she described her [...]
55% of Americans say they are ‘pro-choice,’ most since ’95
Activists hold Pro-Choice posters. Local pro-Choice activists gathered at the Alberta Legislature in solidarity with US women to protest in defense of [...]
Judge dismisses Trump lawsuit against New York Attorney General James
Former U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during a press conference announcing a class action lawsuit against big tech companies at the Trump Nation [...]
Castro asks FBI to probe police response
Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) speaks at a press conference on immigration on Capitol Hill on November 18, 2021 in Washington, DC.Anna Moneymaker | Getty [...]
U.S. bars Russia from paying bondholders through American banks, increasing default risk
The Kremlin towers and Ivan the Great Cathedral in Moscow.Kirill Kudryavtsev | Afp | Getty ImagesThe Biden administration will ban Russia's government [...]
Judge blocks auction of ‘Wizard of Oz’ dress by Catholic University
A blue and white checked gingham dress, worn by Judy Garland in the "Wizard of Oz," hangs on display, Monday, April 25, 2022, at Bonhams in New York.K [...]
Abbott CEO apologizes for baby formula shortage in Washington Post
The Abbott manufacturing facility in Sturgis, Michigan, on May 13, 2022.Jeff Kowalsky | AFP | Getty ImagesAbbott Laboratories CEO Robert Ford apologiz [...]
SpaceX paid to settle Elon Musk sexual misconduct claim, report says
SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk said in a tweet late Thursday that "wild accusations" against him are not true after a Business Insider report said t [...]