Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas is indicted on bribery charges
Congressman Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, has been charged with allegedly accepting nearly $600,000 in bribes from foreign entities.
Politics & Government
In time for May the Fourth, Mark Hamill of 'Star Wars' stopped by the White House
Mark Hamill is known for obsessively posting about President Biden (he's a fan) and also about former President Donald Trump (he's really not a fan.) On Friday, he met Biden in the Oval Office.
Six Republicans vie for their party's nomination in the race for Indiana governor
Indiana has its first competitive gubernatorial primary in 20 years. U.S. Sen. Mike Braun leads the crowded field of Republicans, but polling shows a high percentage of voters are undecided.
Forsyth County mulls sale of vacant Kaleideum North building
Forsyth County is looking to sell the site of the former Kaleideum North facility. The 28-acre property was left vacant after the museum moved to its new location in downtown Winston-Salem earlier this year.
A High Point man is charged with mailing an antisemitic threat to a Georgia rabbi
A North Carolina man is charged with mailing an antisemitic threat to a rabbi in Georgia. A federal indictment unsealed Thursday says that Macon Rabbi Elizabeth Bahar received a threatening postcard in February after she testified before Georgia lawmakers to support defining antisemitism in state law.
Black lawmakers reintroduce federal CROWN Act legislation to ban hair discrimination
The bill which was previously passed in the House in 2019 and 2022 but blocked in the Senate, aims to end race-based hair discrimination in schools and workplaces.
Biden calls for peace after tense pro-Palestinian demonstrations on college campuses
President Biden finally broke his silence on student protests over the Israel-Hamas war and conditions in Gaza, an issue that has caught him in a political bind.
Morning news brief
President Biden addresses pro-Palestinian protests. Monopoly trial between DOJ and Google is wrapping up. Protesters in the Caucasus nation of Georgia say Russia-style draft law will hurt free speech.
After a boom in cash aid to tackle poverty, some states are now banning it
Four states so far have passed laws prohibiting the use of public money for no-strings cash aid. Advocates for basic income say the backlash is being fueled by a conservative think tank.
Biden is giving the Medal of Freedom to a who's who of Democrats (and Katie Ledecky)
President Biden is giving the nation's highest civilian honor to 19 people, a list that includes civil rights leaders, trailblazers and an unusually large contingent of high-profile Democrats.