Ukraine, Israel aid back on track as House pushes past hardliners toward weekend vote

Ukraine, Israel aid back on track as House pushes past hardliners toward weekend vote

The House is preparing to push a $95 billion national security aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies closer to passage.

Biden administration restricts oil and gas leasing in 13 million acres of Alaska's petroleum reserve

Biden administration restricts oil and gas leasing in 13 million acres of Alaska's petroleum reserve

The Biden administration has finalized rules that would restrict new oil and gas leasing and development in portions of a federal petroleum reserve in Alaska that are considered particularly sensitive as the Arctic continues to warm.

The Latest | Lawyers set to focus on picking alternates as Trump's hush money trial resumes

The Latest | Lawyers set to focus on picking alternates as Trump's hush money trial resumes

Jury selection in the hush money trial of former President Donald Trump is set to resume after a frenetic day that eventually saw all 12 jurors sworn in along with one alternate juror.

Jury selection could be nearing a close in Donald Trump's hush money trial in New York

Jury selection could be nearing a close in Donald Trump's hush money trial in New York

A third panel of potential jurors is set to be questioned in Donald Trump’s hush money case, drawing jury selection a step closer to completion in the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president.

US sanctions fundraisers for extremist West Bank settlers who commit violence against Palestinians

US sanctions fundraisers for extremist West Bank settlers who commit violence against Palestinians

The Biden administration is imposing sanctions on two entities accused of fundraising for extremist Israeli-occupied West Bank settlers who have harassed and attacked Palestinians.

EPA designates 2 forever chemicals as hazardous substances, eligible for Superfund cleanup

EPA designates 2 forever chemicals as hazardous substances, eligible for Superfund cleanup

The Environmental Protection Agency has designated two forever chemicals used in cookware, carpets and firefighting foams as hazardous substances.

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Pennsylvania's presidential and state primaries

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Pennsylvania's presidential and state primaries

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will go before voters next week in Pennsylvania’s presidential primaries.

If Congress passes funding, this is how the US could rush weapons to Ukraine for its war with Russia

If Congress passes funding, this is how the US could rush weapons to Ukraine for its war with Russia

The Pentagon could get weapons moving to Ukraine quickly if Congress passes a long-delayed aid bill because it has a network of storage sites in the U.S. and Europe.

Biden’s new Title IX rules protect LGBTQ+ students, but transgender sports rule still on hold

Biden’s new Title IX rules protect LGBTQ+ students, but transgender sports rule still on hold

The rights of LGBTQ+ students will be protected by federal law and victims of campus sexual assault will gain new safeguards under new rules from the Biden administration.

Emergency rooms refused to treat pregnant women, leaving one to miscarry in a lobby restroom

Emergency rooms refused to treat pregnant women, leaving one to miscarry in a lobby restroom

Complaints about pregnant women being turned away from emergency rooms spiked in the months after states began enacting strict abortion laws following the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

House leaders toil to advance Ukraine and Israel aid. But threats to oust speaker grow

House leaders toil to advance Ukraine and Israel aid. But threats to oust speaker grow

House congressional leaders were toiling on a delicate, bipartisan push towards weekend votes to approve a $95 billion package of foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, as well as several other national security policies.

Arizona Republican drops reelection effort after accusation he forged signatures

Arizona Republican drops reelection effort after accusation he forged signatures

A leader of the conservative group Turning Point Action has resigned from the organization and dropped his bid for reelection to the Arizona House of Representatives after he was accused of forging signatures on his nominating petitions.

Iraq's prime minister heads to Michigan to meet Arab Americans at a tense time for the Middle East

Iraq's prime minister heads to Michigan to meet Arab Americans at a tense time for the Middle East

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani is traveling to Michigan on Thursday to meet with the state's large Iraqi community and update them on escalating tensions in the Middle East.

Judge in Trump case orders media not to report where potential jurors work

Judge in Trump case orders media not to report where potential jurors work

The judge in Donald Trump's hush money trial has ordered the media not to report where potential jurors have worked.

12 jurors have been picked for Donald Trump's hush money trial. Selection of alternates is ongoing

12 jurors have been picked for Donald Trump's hush money trial. Selection of alternates is ongoing

Jury selection in the hush money trial of Donald Trump enters a pivotal and potentially final stretch as lawyers look to round out the panel of New Yorkers that will decide the first-ever criminal case against a former president.