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Sen. Manchin has reversed course and agreed to a climate and taxes bill
Thursday, July 28, 2022
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Joe Manchin have revived a deal for climate measures and changes to the tax code, in addition to measures aimed at reducing health care costs.
Blinken reiterates Griner and Whelan have been wrongfully detained in Russia
Thursday, July 28, 2022
Secretary of State Blinken says he plans to speak with his Russian counterpart soon. A top priority is the release of Americans held by Russia: Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan.
Morning news brief
Thursday, July 28, 2022
Senators Schumer and Manchin agree to bill on Democrats' priorities. President Biden will soon talk to China's leader. Secretary of State Blinken to discuss jailed Americans with Russian counterpart.
Biden-Xi phone call is expected to cover Taiwan, tariffs and other issues
Thursday, July 28, 2022
President Biden and China's leader Xi Jinping are expected to talk on the phone soon. A strain in relations has intensified over reports that House Speaker Pelosi is planning a trip to Taiwan.
News brief: Federal Reserve, Dr. Caitlin Bernard, Russia cuts gas supplies
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
The Fed is expected to hike interest rates Wednesday. An Indiana doctor says she's been harassed for giving an abortion to a 10-year-old who had been raped. Russia cuts gas supplies to Europe.
In Moscow trial, Britney Griner is expected to testify in her own defense
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
WNBA star Britney Griner returns to court Wednesday. She's pleaded guilty to smuggling vape cartridges with hash oil into the country, but says she didn't intentionally break Russian law.
Former President Trump returns to Washington to deliver a policy speech
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Donald Trump is the featured speaker at the America First Policy Institute, a nonprofit formed to promote the ideas that would have been on the agenda for a second Trump term.
Experts blame COVID lockdowns for China's economic stumbled in the 2nd quarter
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
China's economy stumbled in the second quarter, and economists say the government's "dynamic zero COVID" policy is to blame — hurting confidence and exacerbating other pent up economic challenges.
Reformulated COVID vaccine boosters may be available earlier than expected
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
The Biden administration may scrap plans to expand eligibility for second boosters to younger adults. Instead, it's trying to speed up the next generation of boosters targeting the omicron variant.
News brief: Trump speech, COVID boosters, lockdowns hurt China's economy
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Ex-President Trump returns to Washington to deliver a policy speech. The next round of COVID vaccine boosters may be available earlier than expected. China's economy stumbled in the second quarter.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro kicks off his reelection campaign
Monday, July 25, 2022
President Bolsonaro is a far-right populist who likes to cast himself in the same mold as former U.S. President Donald Trump. Bolsonaro is facing a stiff challenge in October's election.
News brief: Ukraine grain deal, Oak Fire, Indiana special legislative session
Monday, July 25, 2022
Where does the Russia-Ukraine grain deal stand? A fast-moving fire threatens Mariposa County, Calif. Indiana is likely to join other states that recently moved to restrict abortions.
Biden is being treated with the COVID drug Paxlovid to speed his recovery
Friday, July 22, 2022
President Biden is taking Paxlovid, a course of antiviral pills, to treat his COVID-19 infection. How is the drug holding up against new variants?
News brief: Jan. 6 hearing, Ukraine grain, Biden is taking Paxlovid for COVID
Friday, July 22, 2022
A wrap up of the latest House Jan. 6 committee hearing. The U.N. appears close to a deal to get needed grain out of Ukraine to the rest of the world. President Biden is being treated for COVID-19.
Trump and Pence will campaign in Arizona for competing gubernatorial candidates
Friday, July 22, 2022
Former President Donald Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence appear Friday at dueling rallies in Arizona. The two former running mates are endorsing opposing candidates in a governor's race.
U.S. defense officials pledge to keep weapons supply flowing to Ukraine
Thursday, July 21, 2022
Nearly five months into Russia's war in Ukraine, it increasingly looks like a war of attrition. At the Pentagon, the top leaders spoke about how the U.S. is adapting to this reality.
News brief: Jan. 6 hearing, Trump poll, Russian pipeline restarts
Thursday, July 21, 2022
The House Jan. 6 committee preps for a primetime hearing. Poll: A majority of Americans blame Trump for Jan. 6 insurrection. The pipeline that brings natural gas from Russia to Germany is to reopen.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has pushed Somalia towards famine
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
Russia and Ukraine previously provided nearly all of Somalia's wheat. Now, the country is on the brink of famine.
Shinzo Abe, an ex-Japanese Prime Minister, is fatally shot while making a speech
Friday, July 08, 2022
Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated during a campaign appearance on behalf of his former party. A suspected gunman is in custody.
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is shot and killed
Friday, July 08, 2022
Police arrested the suspected gunman at the scene of an attack that shocked many in Japan, which is one of the world's safest nations and has some of the strictest gun control laws anywhere.