NATO summit focuses on weapons for Ukraine but no invite to join
WASHINGTON — The United States and its NATO allies will give Ukraine new air defense systems, Europe-based military training and other equipment to bolster its desperate…
Judge’s order restricts enforcement of rule protecting LGBTQ+ students
TOPEKA, Kan. — Enforcement of a federal rule expanding antidiscrimination protections for LGBTQ+ students has been blocked in four states and a patchwork of places elsewhere…
After Supreme Court ruling, Biden administration tells doctors to provide emergency abortions
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration told emergency room doctors they must perform emergency abortions when necessary to save a pregnant woman’s health, following last week’s Supreme…
Supreme Court gives judges more power to block federal regulations
WASHINGTON — In a major victory for business, the Supreme Court Friday gave judges more power to block new regulations if they are not clearly authorized…
Supreme Court rejects Idaho appeal to ban abortions in emergencies
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court retreated Thursday from ruling on Idaho’s near total ban on abortions, leaving in place a judge’s order that for now allows…
Supreme Court rules against Los Angeles couple denied visa in part over husband’s tattoos
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday ruled 6-3 against a Los Angeles woman who argued her constitutional rights were violated when the federal government denied…
Opinion: Another nuclear arms race is brewing. Who will stop it?
In early June, the Biden administration announced a more “competitive” nuclear weapons strategy, after Moscow and Beijing reportedly spurned U.S. efforts to discuss arms control.…
Biden vs. Trump: Where they stand on Israel, Palestinians, Middle East
WASHINGTON — The Israel-Hamas war has thrust Israel and Palestinians back on the front-burner of U.S. policy, and abruptly injected some long-standing divisive issues into the…
Who will run Gaza after the war? Israel? Hamas? The U.N.?
WASHINGTON — Pressure from numerous fronts, domestic and international, is building on Israel to end the war in Gaza. The International Court of Justice, Arab and…
Atty. Gen. Merrick Garland slams attacks on Justice Department
WASHINGTON — Atty. Gen. Merrick Garland forcefully rebuked Tuesday what he described as unprecedented attacks on the Justice Department, telling Republicans who have sought to hold…
California Sen. Padilla convinces colleagues to vote against border bill
WASHINGTON — Breaking with his own party’s leadership and the Biden administration, Democratic California Sen. Alex Padilla helped lead an effort to defeat the bipartisan border…
Biden administration to push new $1-billion arms sale to Israel
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has told key lawmakers it plans to move forward on a new $1-billion sale of arms and ammunition to Israel, three…
Blinken gives strong U.S. criticism of Israel’s conduct in Gaza
WILMINGTON, Del. — Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken on Sunday delivered some of the Biden administration’s strongest public criticism yet of Israel’s conduct of the…
Has Israel followed the law in Gaza war? U.S. due to render verdict
WASHINGTON — Facing heat over its military support for Israel’s war on Hamas, the Biden administration is due to deliver a first-of-its-kind formal verdict this week…
Young voters don’t give Biden credit for historic climate bill
WASHINGTON — President Biden spent his Earth Day in a national forest this year with an explicit pitch to young people: a climate jobs corps intended…
April 30 deadline looms for student loan forgiveness
Californians who obtained federally backed student loans from private banks can have some or all of their remaining debt forgiven by the Biden administration, but…
Biden signs $95-billion military aid measure that includes path to ban TikTok
WASHINGTON — President Biden signed into law a $95-billion military aid measure Wednesday that includes assistance for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan and has a provision that…
Supreme Court wary of Idaho’s ban on some emergency abortions
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court justices voiced doubt Wednesday about a strict Idaho law that would make it a crime for doctors to perform an abortion…
Biden administration gives California $45 million to help migrants
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is allocating $45 million to California programs that help migrants who have crossed the southern border. The money is part of…
Biden administration announces new student loan cancellations
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is canceling student loans for an additional 206,000 borrowers as part of a new repayment plan that offers a faster route…