Politics & Government

Judge blocks Biden rule that discouraged asylum-seekers from illegal border crossings

12:32pm July 26, 2023

by Joel Rose

A federal judge has blocked the Biden administration's new rules for asylum-seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border. But the judge also put his ruling on hold, giving the administration a chance to appeal.

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Rudy Giuliani, former lawyer to Donald Trump, exits federal court in Washington, D.C., on May 19.

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Rudy Giuliani concedes he made false statements against 2 Georgia election workers

12:03pm July 26, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

Giuliani submitted this declaration as part of the ongoing civil lawsuit filed in 2021 by election workers Ruby Freeman and Wandrea "Shaye" Moss. The two women sued Giuliani for defamation.

Melinda French Gates is funding efforts to elect more women to public office through her company, Pivotal Ventures.

Melinda French Gates calls for women's parity in political leadership

5:30am July 26, 2023

by Olivia Hampton

Melinda French Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is funding efforts to elect more women to public office through her company, Pivotal Ventures.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican presidential candidate, was in a car accident in Tennessee on Tuesday as he traveled to a presidential campaign event, but he wasn't injured, his campaign says.

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is uninjured after being involved in a car crash

6:37pm July 25, 2023

by Ayana Archie

The Republican presidential candidate and his campaign team were traveling to an event in Chattanooga, Tenn., when traffic backed up, causing a four-car crash.

President Biden's dog Commander looks out from the balcony during the 2022 Thanksgiving turkey pardon ceremony. Secret Service records show the dog has bitten a number of agents, raising concerns.

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Biden's dog, Commander, has been biting Secret Service agents

5:26pm July 25, 2023

by Deepa Shivaram

The conservative group Judicial Watch obtained Secret Service emails complaining about Commander being aggressive. One bite sent an agent to the hospital.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told reporters that allegations regarding President Biden's family rise to the level of an impeachment inquiry.

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McCarthy says info about Biden family 'rises to level of an impeachment inquiry'

5:17pm July 25, 2023

by Deirdre Walsh

The House speaker says Republicans may launch an impeachment inquiry into President Biden. House GOP members have been investigating allegations of financial misconduct related to his son, Hunter.

China replaces foreign minister after weeks of concern regarding his whereabouts

5:12pm July 25, 2023

by John Ruwitch

China has replaced its foreign minister Qin Gang after weeks of speculation about his whereabouts. He lasted in the position for seven months.

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CommScope to invest $60M for 250-job expansion in Catawba County

4:14pm July 25, 2023

by DJ Simmons

Gov. Roy Cooper announced Tuesday that telecommunications company CommScope will add 250 jobs with a $60 million investment in Catawba County.

Ammon Bundy, center, who led a protest at a Boise hospital last year, stands on the Idaho Statehouse steps in Boise, Idaho, on Monday, Aug. 24, 2020.

Ammon Bundy ordered to pay $50 million. But will the hospital ever see the money?

2:53pm July 25, 2023

by Kirk Siegler

A jury as ordered Ammon Bundy and an associate to pay more than $50 million in damages to Idaho's largest hospital after armed protests last year led to a security lockdown.

A new study finds a gap in excess deaths opened between Republicans and Democrats in 2021, after vaccine access was widened to all adults. Here, a Walgreens worker prepares vaccine shots for school staff in Dayton, Ohio, in February 2021.

A political gap in excess deaths widened after COVID-19 vaccines arrived, study says

2:17pm July 25, 2023

by Bill Chappell

After vaccines became widely available in 2021, "the excess death rate among Republican voters was 43% higher than the excess death rate among Democratic voters," Yale researchers say.