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…
Vice President Harris, Guatemalan leader Arévalo discuss immigration
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris welcomed Bernardo Arévalo, the newly elected president of Guatemala, to the White House on Monday to praise his battle against…
Russia, China veto Gaza cease-fire resolution at U.N.
WASHINGTON — Russia and China on Friday vetoed a U.S.-backed resolution calling for an “immediate and sustained” cease-fire in the Gaza Strip — a turnabout from…
Supreme Court says Texas can begin enforcing immigration law
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned down a plea from the Biden administration and cleared the way for Texas to begin enforcing a new…
U.S., G-7 allies warn Iran to drop plan to give Russia missiles
WASHINGTON — The United States and allies warned Iran on Friday that major Western economies will pile new sanctions on Tehran if it moves forward with…
Middle East conflicts revive clash between president, Congress
WASHINGTON — A major deadline under the half-century-old War Powers Resolution came this week for President Biden to obtain Congress’ approval to keep waging his military…
Congress is threatening to ban TikTok: What that means
The House of Representatives’ lopsided vote Wednesday in favor of a bill banning TikTok in the U.S. unless it is freed from Chinese control suggests…
Katie Britt used old example of rapes in Mexico as GOP attack on Biden policy
The Republican senator who gave the party’s response to President Biden’s State of the Union address used a harrowing account of a young woman’s sexual…
Judge upholds program allowing migrants from 4 countries to enter U.S.
HOUSTON — The Biden administration can keep operating a program that allows a limited number of migrants from four countries to enter the U.S. on humanitarian…
Judge dismisses red states’ challenge to Biden asylum-seeker program
VICTORIA, Texas — A federal judge in Texas on Friday upheld a key piece of President Biden’s immigration policy that allows a limited number of migrants…
Judge blocks Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants
AUSTIN, Texas — A federal judge on Thursday blocked a new Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the…
Russia said to obtain ‘troubling’ anti-satellite weapon
WASHINGTON — The White House publicly confirmed Thursday that Russia has obtained a “troubling” emerging anti-satellite weapon but said it cannot directly cause “physical destruction” on…
GOP-led House impeaches Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas
WASHINGTON — The House voted Tuesday to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas, with the Republican majority determined to punish the Biden administration over its…
House vote to impeach Homeland Security’s Mayorkas fails
WASHINGTON — In a dramatic setback, House Republicans failed Tuesday to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas, forced to shelve a high-profile priority — for…
Scalia’s dissent drives Texas immigration dispute with Biden
WASHINGTON — For more than a century, immigration and border enforcement have been seen as falling exclusively under federal control, and when states tried to exert…