McCarthy and Biden to meet on spending and debt ceiling; McCarthy says there will be no default
Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he is set to meet with President Joe Biden on Wednesday to discuss the Republican House majority’s views on federal government spending and raising the countr…
Who rightfully owns a country’s artifacts? Greece’s fight over Parthenon marbles sparks debate
Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images(LONDON) –The Parthenon Sculptures, also known as the “Elgin Marbles” or “Parthenon Marbles” were taken from Greece in the early 19th century and have been displayed in Britain ever since – however, the debate ove…
Why police training in the US falls short compared to the rest of the world: Report
Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Philando Castile, Laquan McDonald, and now Tyre Nichols — all are part a growing list of people who have been killed by police.
The latest disturbing death of Nich…
6th mass shooting in 13 days rocks California
Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — At least three people were killed and four injured in the second mass shooting to erupt in Los Angeles County in eight days — the sixth in California this month, according to police.
The l…
Biden climate law spurred billions in clean energy investment. Has it been a success?
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — When President Joe Biden signed the $369 billion Inflation Reduction Act in August, supporters hailed the measure as the largest climate investment in the nation’s history — but questions remained about what the s…
Tyre Nichols: What the video footage reveals, and questions that remain
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(MEMPHIS, Tenn.) — Nearly three weeks after Tyre Nichols was violently arrested in Memphis, Tennessee, city officials released disturbing footage of his fatal confrontation with police.
The graphic footage of Memphis police off…
Trump says he’s ‘more committed’ than ever as he holds first 2024 campaign events
Sam Wolfe/Bloomberg via Getty Images(COLUMBIA, S.C.) — Former President Donald Trump made his campaign debut for his 2024 run on Saturday in two key early-voting states.
Trump’s first stop was in New Hampshire, where he teased a ramp-up in campaign e…
Congress could ‘force’ DOJ to show them Biden and Trump classified documents, Rep. Turner says
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner on Sunday indicated both chambers and both parties in Congress will seek to “force” the Department of Justice to let lawmakers review the classified documents that Joe Biden and …
Durbin calls on senators to push again for police reform after Tyre Nichols’ death
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — In the wake of Tyre Nichols’ “horrible” death following his beating by police in a traffic stop in Memphis, Tennessee, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin on Sunday called on his colleagues to restart efforts to pass federal police…