Uvalde shooting, border dominate only Texas governor debate

The promises reflected how Abbott and O’Rourke are eager to spotlight starkly different issues with just three weeks before early voting begins in a competitive Texas governor’s race.

Jimmy Carter to celebrate 98th birthday with family, baseball in Georgia hometown

Jimmy Carter, the oldest-living former U.S. president, is planning to celebrate his 98th birthday with family and friends while doing one of his favorite things - watching the Atlanta Braves.

Biden signs stopgap bill, averting government shutdown

President Joe Biden has signed into law a bill that finances the federal government through mid-December and provides another infusion of military and economic aid to Ukraine.

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to make Supreme Court debut in brief ceremony Friday

The ceremony includes a reading of the proclamation appointing Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. Jackson will also repeat the oath she took when she formally joined the court in June, following the retirement of Justice Stephen Breyer.

Trump documents: Tempers flare over special master in Mar-a-Lago investigation

The investigation into the presence of top secret information at former president Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home continues. The “special master” process has delayed the Justice Department's criminal probe and created friction between Trump's lawyers and DOJ prosecutors.

GOP states sue Biden administration in effort to halt student loan forgiveness plan

Six Republican-led states are suing the Biden administration in an effort to halt its plan to forgive student loan debt for tens of millions of Americans, accusing it of overstepping its executive powers.

Biden, Harris to attend Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's investiture ceremony

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed in April on a 53-47 vote in the Senate, with three Republican senators joining all Democrats to support her.

Americans urged to leave Russia ‘immediately,’ U.S. Embassy warns

The U.S. Embassy in Moscow has issued another security alert for Americans in Russia, warning them to depart “immediately while limited commercial travel options remain.”

Biden keeps US target for refugee admissions at 125,000

President Joe Biden on Tuesday kept the nation’s cap on refugee admissions at 125,000 for the 2023 budget year, despite pressure from advocates to raise it even higher to meet the need after falling far short of that target this year.

Biden’s policy record, forces some Democrats into unusual balancing act

Democrats in competitive midterm election races are lauding many of the Biden administration's policy accomplishments even while distancing themselves from the commander-in-chief himself.

Texas vow to ‘eliminate all rapists’ rings hollow at clinics

The constant caseloads in Texas are another example of how Republicans have struggled to defend zero-exception abortion bans.