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U.S. announces new weapons aid for Ukraine as Congress stalls on funding

December 6, 2023, 4:24pm Nation & World

The U.S. is sending a $175 million package of military aid to Ukraine, including guided missiles for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, anti-armor systems and high-speed anti-radiation missiles, the Pentagon and State Department announced on Wednesday. Read story

U.S. military grounds entire fleet of Osprey aircraft following a deadly crash off the coast of Japan

December 6, 2023, 4:17pm Politics

The military announced late Wednesday it was grounding all of its Osprey V-22 helicopters, one week after eight Air Force Special Operations Command service members died in a crash off the coast of Japan. Read story

FILE - Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., talks during a press conference to call for a ceasefire in Israel and Gaza on Capitol Hill, Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, in Washington. Pressley and Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., have introduced legislation that would guarantee the right to vote in federal elections for all citizens convicted of a felony.

Pressley, Welch introduce legislation to guarantee right to vote for people with felonies on record

FILE - Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., talks during a press conference to call for a ceasefire in Israel and Gaza on Capitol Hill, Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, in Washington. Pressley and Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., have introduced legislation that would guarantee the right to vote in federal elections for all citizens convicted of a felony.

December 6, 2023, 3:39pm Politics

Congressional Democrats have introduced legislation that would allow people convicted of a felony to vote in federal elections, a proposal that if enacted could restore the voting rights of millions of people in U.S. elections. Read story

Republicans threaten contempt proceedings if Hunter Biden refuses to appear for deposition

December 6, 2023, 1:41pm Politics

House Republicans are warning Hunter Biden that they will move to hold him in contempt of Congress if he doesn’t appear this month for a closed-door deposition, raising the stakes in the growing standoff over testimony from President Joe Biden's son. Read story

FILE - Migrants form lines outside the border fence waiting for transportation to a U.S. Border Patrol facility in El Paso, Texas, May 10, 2023. Washington&rsquo;s center of gravity on immigration has shifted demonstrably to the right. The debate is now focused on measures meant to keep migrants out as Republicans sense they have the political upper hand. A bipartisan group of senators tasked with finding a border deal this week is running out of time to reach an agreement.

Washington’s center of gravity on immigration has shifted to the right

FILE - Migrants form lines outside the border fence waiting for transportation to a U.S. Border Patrol facility in El Paso, Texas, May 10, 2023. Washington&rsquo;s center of gravity on immigration has shifted demonstrably to the right. The debate is now focused on measures meant to keep migrants out as Republicans sense they have the political upper hand. A bipartisan group of senators tasked with finding a border deal this week is running out of time to reach an agreement.

December 6, 2023, 1:24pm Politics

It was a decade ago that Capitol Hill was consumed by an urgency to overhaul the nation’s immigration system, fueled in no small part by Republicans who felt a political imperative to make inroads with minority voters by embracing more generous policies. Read story

President Joe Biden speaks before signing an executive order at the White House Tribal Nations Summit at the Department of the Interior, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in Washington.

At tribal summit, Biden says he’s working to ‘heal the wrongs of the past’ and ‘move forward’

President Joe Biden speaks before signing an executive order at the White House Tribal Nations Summit at the Department of the Interior, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in Washington.

December 6, 2023, 12:24pm Politics

President Joe Biden told Native American nations gathered for a summit Wednesday that his administration was working to heal the wrongs of the past as he signed an executive order that seeks to make it easier for Indigenous peoples to access federal funding, and have greater autonomy over how to spend it. Read story

President Joe Biden speaks to the media before boarding Air Force One at Pueblo memorial Airport in Pueblo, Colo., Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, to travel back to Washington.

US announces new weapons aid for Ukraine as Congress is stalled on more funding

President Joe Biden speaks to the media before boarding Air Force One at Pueblo memorial Airport in Pueblo, Colo., Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, to travel back to Washington.

December 6, 2023, 10:48am Politics

The U.S. is sending a $175 million package of military aid to Ukraine, including guided missiles for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), anti-armor systems and high-speed anti-radiation missiles, the Pentagon and State Department announced on Wednesday. Read story

A new Homeland Security guide aims to help houses of worship protect themselves

December 6, 2023, 9:37am Churches & Religion

A new guide from the Department of Homeland Security released Wednesday aims to help churches, synagogues, mosques and other houses of worship protect themselves at a time of heightened tensions in faith-based communities across the country. Read story

FBI Director Christopher Wray, speaks with reporters during a news conference at the Department of Justice, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in Washington, as Assistant Attorney General Nicole M. Argentieri of the Criminal Division, left, and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, look on.

US files war crime charges against Russians accused of torturing an American in the Ukraine invasion

FBI Director Christopher Wray, speaks with reporters during a news conference at the Department of Justice, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in Washington, as Assistant Attorney General Nicole M. Argentieri of the Criminal Division, left, and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, look on.

December 6, 2023, 9:36am Nation & World

Four Russian men accused of torturing an American during the invasion of Ukraine have been charged with war crimes in a case that’s the first of its kind, the Justice Department announced on Wednesday. Read story

FILE - Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, talks to reporters as he and other senators arrive at the chamber for votes, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/J.

Sen. Tommy Tuberville says he’s ending blockade of most military nominees

FILE - Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, talks to reporters as he and other senators arrive at the chamber for votes, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/J.

December 5, 2023, 1:31pm Nation & World

Sen. Tommy Tuberville announced Tuesday that he’s ending his blockade of hundreds of military promotions, following heavy criticism from many of his colleagues about the toll it was taking on military families and clearing the way for hundreds of nominations to be approved soon. Read story