Politics

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks on April 12, 2024, in Washington. Ohio lawmakers gathered Tuesday, May 28, 2024, for a rare special session called by Republican Gov. Mike DeWine to pass legislation ensuring Biden appears on the state’s fall ballot.

Democrats plan to nominate Biden by virtual roll call to meet Ohio ballot deadline

May 28, 2024, 8:44am Nation & World

President Joe Biden will be formally nominated as the Democratic presidential nominee through a virtual roll call ahead of the party’s official convention in Chicago in August — a maneuver that will allow Biden to appear on the November ballot in Ohio. Read story

FILE - Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez arrives for a EU Summit in Brussels, on March 21, 2024. Norway, Ireland and Spain recognized a Palestinian state on Wednesday May 22, 2024 in a historic move that drew condemnation from Israel and jubilation from the Palestinians. Israel ordered back its ambassadors from Norway and Ireland.

Spain, Norway and Ireland formally recognize a Palestinian state as EU rift with Israel widens

May 28, 2024, 8:33am Nation & World

Spain, Norway and Ireland formally recognized a Palestinian state on Tuesday in a coordinated effort by the three western European nations to add international pressure on Israel to soften its devastating response to last year’s Hamas-led attack. Tel Aviv slammed the diplomatic move that will have no immediate impact on… Read story

Belgium’s King Philippe, right, walks with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prior to a meeting at the Royal Palace in Brussels, Tuesday, May 28, 2024. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday will get a look at F-16 jets Belgium will send to Ukraine as of later this year and receive more security commitments while European Union defense ministers will again seek to overcome Hungarian objections to send billions of euros in military aid to Kyiv.

Belgium commits $1 billion to Ukraine as Zelenskyy continues his whistlestop European tour

May 28, 2024, 8:31am Nation & World

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday received a second $1 billion promise of military aid in as many days for his war with Russia during a whirlwind tour through the European Union. Read story

President Joe Biden delivers the Memorial Day Address at the 156th National Memorial Day Observance in the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Va., Monday, May 27, 2024.

Biden says each generation has to ‘earn’ freedom, in solemn Memorial Day remarks

May 27, 2024, 12:37pm Latest News

President Joe Biden marked Memorial Day with a pledge that the country would continue the work of the nation's fallen toward creating a more perfect union, "for which they lived, and for which they died." Read story

Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks during the New York Times annual DealBook summit on Nov. 29, 2023, in New York City. (Michael M.

How Kevin McCarthy is influencing this congressional race — without being on the ballot

May 27, 2024, 6:00am Politics

As he stood on a sun-dappled patio overlooking the Visalia Country Club, Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux didn’t mince words about his chances in his run for Congress. Read story

Trump, accustomed to friendly crowds, confronts repeated booing during Libertarian convention speech

Donald Trump was booed repeatedly while addressing the Libertarian Party National Convention on Saturday night, with many in the crowd shouting insults and decrying him for things like his COVID-19 policies, running up towering federal deficits and lying about his political record. Read story

Can the child care crisis be fixed? Q&A with U.S. Sen. Patty Murray

Sen. Patty Murray visits with Alivia Estrada-Houghton, left, and her twin Alayna, right, both 2 and of Vancouver, at the Hough Early Learning Center.

May 26, 2024, 12:26pm Latest News

U.S. Sen. Patty Murray has been working on child care since the 1980s, when she taught preschool in Shoreline. Now, the Washington Democrat, who’s served in Congress for three decades and chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee, is one of the country’s most powerful politicians. Read story

Border Patrol critical incident teams operated in San Diego and beyond without oversight, federal watchdog says

Border Patrol agents work at the U.S. Mexico border at Border Field State Park in San Diego County. (Nelvin C.

May 26, 2024, 6:02am Latest News

Seven of nine U.S. Border Patrol sectors along the U.S.-Mexico border operated “homegrown” teams to investigate critical incidents with no oversight from Border Patrol headquarters, including the San Diego Sector, which created the first such unauthorized unit more than 35 years ago, according to a report released this month by… Read story