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Watchdog: Psaki violated ethics law by promoting McAuliffe
A government watchdog group says it has filed an ethics complaint against White House press secretary Jen Psaki for a comment she made earlier this week about Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe
Climate activists resume weeklong protest at Capitol
Indigenous groups and other environmental activists marched to the Capitol Friday as they continued a weeklong protest demanding that Congress and the Biden administration stop new fossil fuel projects and act with greater urgency on…
Trump’s not going away — and neither is investigator Schiff
Far from the White House, Donald Trump continues to circle the Republican Party
EXPLAINER: Texas abortion law again on path to high court
The Biden administration is looking to the U.S. Supreme Court in an attempt to halt a restrictive Texas law that has banned most abortions since September
States can reserve COVID-19 shots for younger kids next week
U.S. health officials are setting the stage for a national COVID-19 vaccination campaign for younger children, inviting state officials to pre-order doses starting next week
Lawyer: ‘Preposterous’ to blame Afghan man in US war deaths
The lawyer for an Afghan commander awaiting trial in Manhattan federal court says it's preposterous to charge his client in the killing of three American soldiers
Review backs Iowa officer in shooting that paralyzed man
A prosecutor has ruled that a police officer who shot and paralyzed a man in downtown Waterloo, Iowa, in April acted legally because the target appeared to be chasing a deputy with a shotgun
Illinois Democrats look to increase edge with new House maps
Illinois Democrats are poised to approve new congressional district maps that would give Democratic candidates an advantage in elections over the next decade as the party fights to keep control of the U.S. House in 2022
How a Texas ban on most abortions unfolded, and what’s next
Texas has banned most abortions since early September under a new law that has created the biggest curb to abortion in the U.S. in nearly 50 years
Missouri governor urged to appoint cybersecurity panel
Three months after creation of a commission to identify cybersecurity risks in state government, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has yet to appoint any members
Cities, police unions clash as vaccine mandates take effect
Police departments that are requiring officers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 are running up against pockets of resistance across the U.S. Police unions and officers are pushing back by filing lawsuits to block the mandates
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
Social media users spread a range of false claims this week about politics and the pandemic
Arizona Senate’s election review records again ruled public
A judge has ruled in favor of the release of communications between leaders in the Republican-controlled Arizona Senate and private contractors they hired to conduct an unprecedented review of the 2020 election results
Air Force general is second woman to lead a top US command
Air Force Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost has became only the second woman to lead one of the Pentagon’s 11 so-called combatant commands that spearhead the military’s worldwide operations
Lawyer: Murdaugh knows he’ll go to prison for stealing money
The attorneys for prominent South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh have released medical records they say show he was shot in the head on the side of a highway last month
New Mexico judge denies lab workers’ claim in vaccine fight
A New Mexico judge has denied a request by dozens of scientists and others at Los Alamos National Laboratory who sought to block a vaccine mandate
Prosecutors: Capitol cop told Jan. 6 rioter to hide evidence
A U.S. Capitol Police officer has been indicted on obstruction of justice charges after prosecutors say he helped to hide evidence of a rioter's involvement in January’s insurrection
New York’s likely new mayor plans to preserve gifted program
The Democrat who will likely become New York City’s next mayor says he does not intend to get rid of the city’s program for gifted and talented students
Maine’s Colby College bans discrimination based on caste
Colby College in the U.S. state of Maine is banning discrimination based on caste, a system of inherited social class
In trial over Arbery death, racial reckoning looms large
As three white men prepare to stand trial in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, many in the slain Black man’s Georgia hometown see the case as a reckoning for the local justice system
Caracal cat owner ticketed, ordered to find them new home
A suburban Detroit woman has been ordered to find another home for her four African caracals after one of the wild cats spent hours on the loose this week
Biden open to shortening length of programs in spending bill
President Joe Biden says he would prefer to slash the length of the new and expanded programs in his $3.5 trillion social safety net and climate change legislation, rather than eliminate programs entirely
High court rejects gas company’s pipeline stay request
Chief Justice John Roberts has rejected a Supreme Court stay request from the St. Louis-based natural gas company Spire Inc. to allow it to keep operating a pipeline through Illinois and Missouri
Nothing funny about bad year for Maine’s clownish puffins
Maine’s beloved puffins suffered one of their worst years for reproduction in decades this summer due to a lack of the small fish they eat
Crime at the center of Atlanta mayor’s race as voting begins
Atlanta mayoral candidates are talking about affordable housing, hoping to stave off a secession movement in a wealthy neighborhood and trading increasingly pointed jabs
Goldman Sachs’ profits jump 60% helped by deal-making frenzy
Goldman Sachs’ profits jumped 60% from a year earlier, as the deal-making bonanza that dominated financial markets this summer brought in hundreds of millions of dollars in fee revenue for the investment bank
Lawsuit over Kenosha shootings: Police enabled armed militia
A man who was shot in the arm by Kyle Rittenhouse during a protest against police brutality in Wisconsin has filed a federal lawsuit alleging police did nothing to prevent the violence
Russia says it pushed US destroyer from area near its waters
Russia’s Defense Ministry says a Russian warship has prevented a U.S. Navy destroyer from what it described as an attempt to intrude into Russian territorial waters in the Sea of Japan
Spanish court allows extradition to US of Venezuelan suspect
Spain’s National Court has consented to the extradition to the United States of ex-Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez’s former nurse, who is charged in Miami with money laundering
FDA panel endorses booster shot for J&J COVID-19 vaccine
A panel of U.S. health advisers has endorsed booster doses of Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot COVID-19 vaccine
Puerto Rico ponders race amid surprising census results
The number of people in Puerto Rico who identified as “white” in the most recent census plummeted almost 80%, sparking a conversation of identity on an island breaking away from a past where race was not tracked and seldom debated in public
Retail sales climb despite rising prices, supply issues
Americans continued to spend at a solid clip in September even while facing sticker shock in grocery aisles, car lots and restaurants as snarled global supply chains slow the flow of goods
White House targeting economic risks from climate change
The Biden administration is taking steps to address the economic risks from climate change
US plans to reinstate ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy next month
The Biden administration says it plans to reinstate a Trump-era border policy next month to make asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration court, complying with a judge’s order
The Latest: Arizona universities to comply with mandate
Arizona’s three state universities will comply with a federal mandates for government contractors and require their employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by Dec. 8 unless granted exemptions
#MeToo, 4 years in: ‘I’d like to think now, we are believed’
The #MeToo reckoning hits its four-year mark this week, and Charlotte Bennett credits the movement for creating the conditions that emboldened her to come forward with her story of sexual harassment by former Gov. Andrew Cuomo
Stocks end higher, giving S&P 500 its best week since July
Stocks ended higher again on Wall Street Friday, giving the S&P 500 its best week since July
MIT grapples with early leader’s stance on Native Americans
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is grappling with the legacy of one of its pivotal presidents who also played a key role in the displacement of Native American tribes
Stunts, cats and crime: Sliwa’s colorful run for NYC mayor
The Republican nominee for New York City mayor has spent decades as a stunt-loving personality
Texas abortion law shutting down court avenue for teens
The latest restrictions in Texas that essentially ban abortion past the six-week pregnancy mark have made it nearly impossible for teenagers to get an abortion without parental consent
Attorney: Cruz to plead guilty to Parkland school massacre
The lawyers for accused Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz say he plans to plead guilty to the 2018 massacre at a Parkland high school
Jill Biden campaigns in New Jersey, Virginia governor races
First lady Jill Biden is campaigning for Democrats in Virginia's and New Jersey’s governors' races
Jan. 6 panel moving swiftly as it sets Bannon contempt vote
A congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection has set a vote to recommend criminal contempt charges against former White House aide Steve Bannon after he defied the panel’s subpoena
