Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Week in politics: Biden under pressure as Gaza death toll rises

9:11am November 11, 2023

by Ron Elving

Increasing pressure on the Biden administration over its stance on Israel, effective paralysis in the House of Representatives over government funding, election wins Tuesday encourage Democrats.

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China's Xi Jinping to meet with Biden in San Francisco

9:11am November 11, 2023

by John Ruwitch

It's been more than 6 years - and a lot of political tension - since Chinese leader Xi Jinping has traveled to the US. He'll meet next with with President Biden in San Francisco.

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, a Republican backed by former President Donald Trump, won the Louisiana governor's race outright, avoiding the need for a runoff.

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Louisiana Democrats analyze big defeat in gubernatorial race

5:00am November 11, 2023

by Molly Ryan

Jeff Landry's victory marked a huge win for Republicans in Louisiana. The Democratic Party, which held the office for the past eight years, is going back to the drawing board.

A person walks in front of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans in 2015.

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An appeals court sets a January deadline for a new Louisiana congressional map

6:56pm November 10, 2023

by Hansi Lo Wang

A federal appeals court is giving Louisiana's GOP-led legislature until mid-January to draw a new congressional map to replace one found likely to violate federal law by diluting Black voters' power.

Ukraine has taken another small step toward joining the European union

5:47pm November 10, 2023

by Nate Rott

Ukraine is pressing for EU membership as its counteroffensive against Russia has stalled, according to its military chief of staff.

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Greensboro City Council considers new policy for homelessness services

3:32pm November 10, 2023

by DJ Simmons

As the number of people without housing continues to grow, Greensboro City Council is considering implementing a policy to ensure local residents receive priority with services.

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North Carolina Democrat says he won't seek reelection, cites frustrations with GOP legislature

2:10pm November 10, 2023

by Associated Press

A North Carolina state House member who won't seek reelection next year says having to serve in the minority in the chamber has been “worse than a dental appointment.”

Vice President Harris smiles as South Carolina Democratic Party chair Christale Spain accepts President Biden's paperwork for the state's Democratic presidential primary.

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Harris highlights South Carolina's new importance to Dems in a quick trip to the state

12:31pm November 10, 2023

by Asma Khalid

The first Democratic primary is in South Carolina this year, a state that resuscitated President Biden's campaign in 2020, and whose large base of Black voters were key to Biden's victory that year.

Speaker Mike Johnson is facing a deadline to avoid a possible government shutdown on November 17. With splits inside his own party he can't afford to lose many votes if he pursues a partisan stopgap proposal.

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Speaker Johnson navigates 'mission impossible' to avoid shutdown, without clear plan

11:01am November 10, 2023

Congress has a week to avoid a government shutdown. But the new speaker is facing familiar GOP divisions trying to pass his party's own spending bills and still hasn't decided on a short term bill.

A small group of senators is trying to temporarily change Senate rules to approve military promotions that have been blocked for months by Alabama Republican Tommy Tuberville.

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A temporary Senate rule change could finally end Tuberville's military blockade

10:49am November 10, 2023

by Lauren Hodges

Republican Sen. Tuberville of Alabama has been blocking nearly all military nominations this year in protest of a Pentagon abortion policy. His fellow senators are getting creative with solutions.