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Who was to blame for secrecy surrounding Austin’s hospitalization? A Pentagon report says no one

February 26, 2024, 3:16pm Nation & World

An internal review blames privacy restrictions and staff hesitancy for the Pentagon's failure last month to quickly notify the president and other senior leaders about Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's hospitalization for complications from prostate cancer surgery. Read story

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks in the East Room of the White House, Feb. 23, 2024, in Washington. Biden will convene the top four congressional leaders at the White House on Tuesday, Feb. 27, to discuss the emergency aid package for Ukraine and Israel, as well as avoiding a government shutdown next month, according to an anonymous White House official. The top four leaders include House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.

Biden is summoning congressional leaders to the White House to talk Ukraine and government funding

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks in the East Room of the White House, Feb. 23, 2024, in Washington. Biden will convene the top four congressional leaders at the White House on Tuesday, Feb. 27, to discuss the emergency aid package for Ukraine and Israel, as well as avoiding a government shutdown next month, according to an anonymous White House official. The top four leaders include House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.

February 26, 2024, 3:14pm Nation & World

President Joe Biden will convene the top four congressional leaders at the White House on Tuesday to press lawmakers on passing an emergency aid package for Ukraine and Israel, as well as averting a looming government shutdown next month, according to a White House official. Read story

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks about border security in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Jan. 5, 2023, in Washington. The Democrats&#039; reframing of the immigration debate risks straining Biden&#039;s alliance with immigrants and advocates who campaigned for him in 2020. But it appears to be working for Democrats after they won a special House election in New York.

Biden and Trump are making dueling trips to the Mexico border in Texas on Thursday, AP sources say

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks about border security in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Jan. 5, 2023, in Washington. The Democrats&#039; reframing of the immigration debate risks straining Biden&#039;s alliance with immigrants and advocates who campaigned for him in 2020. But it appears to be working for Democrats after they won a special House election in New York.

February 26, 2024, 11:56am Latest News

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will make dueling trips to the Mexican border in Texas on Thursday after congressional talks on a deal to rein in illegal migration collapsed. Read story

FILE - Seth Meyers arrives at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022, in Los Angeles.

Biden to sit down with late-night comic Seth Meyers in New York on Monday

FILE - Seth Meyers arrives at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022, in Los Angeles.

February 26, 2024, 8:36am Entertainment

President Joe Biden plans to record an interview with late-night comic Seth Meyers on Monday while he's in New York for a campaign event with donors, according to a person familiar with his plans. Read story

Air Force member has died after setting himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in DC

February 26, 2024, 8:17am Politics

An active-duty member of the U.S. Air Force has died after he set himself ablaze outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., while declaring that he “will no longer be complicit in genocide.” Read story

FILE - Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies during a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Capitol Hill, Nov. 8, 2023, in Washington. But the chamber is expected to spend far less time on the impending trial of Mayorkas than for former President Donald Trump&rsquo;s two trials, or maybe no time at all. The Republican-controlled House impeached Mayorkas Feb. 13, 2024, over the Biden administration&rsquo;s handling of the U.S.-Mexico border. But two thirds of the Senate would be needed to convict Mayorkas, and no Democrats have signaled openness to voting to remove him from office.

Senate leaders likely to seek quick dismissal of Mayorkas impeachment case

FILE - Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies during a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Capitol Hill, Nov. 8, 2023, in Washington. But the chamber is expected to spend far less time on the impending trial of Mayorkas than for former President Donald Trump&rsquo;s two trials, or maybe no time at all. The Republican-controlled House impeached Mayorkas Feb. 13, 2024, over the Biden administration&rsquo;s handling of the U.S.-Mexico border. But two thirds of the Senate would be needed to convict Mayorkas, and no Democrats have signaled openness to voting to remove him from office.

February 26, 2024, 8:12am Politics

For the third time in five years, senators will be sworn in as jurors for an impeachment trial. But the chamber is expected to spend far less time on the charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas than the ones brought against former President Donald Trump — or maybe no… Read story

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks in the East Room of the White House, Feb. 23, 2024, in Washington. Biden will convene the top four congressional leaders at the White House on Tuesday, Feb. 27, to discuss the emergency aid package for Ukraine and Israel, as well as avoiding a government shutdown next month, according to an anonymous White House official. The top four leaders include House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.

Biden is summoning congressional leaders to the White House to talk Ukraine and government funding

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks in the East Room of the White House, Feb. 23, 2024, in Washington. Biden will convene the top four congressional leaders at the White House on Tuesday, Feb. 27, to discuss the emergency aid package for Ukraine and Israel, as well as avoiding a government shutdown next month, according to an anonymous White House official. The top four leaders include House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.

February 25, 2024, 5:25pm Latest News

President Joe Biden will convene the top four congressional leaders at the White House on Tuesday to press lawmakers on passing an emergency aid package for Ukraine and Israel, as well as averting a looming government shutdown next month, according to a White House official. Read story

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden laugh during a reception for members of the National Governors Association and their spouses in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024.

Biden and Utah’s governor call for less bitterness and more bipartisanship in the nation’s politics

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden laugh during a reception for members of the National Governors Association and their spouses in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024.

February 25, 2024, 12:22pm Latest News

President Joe Biden and Utah Gov. Spencer Cox disagree on many issues but they were united Saturday in calling for less bitterness in politics and more bipartisanship. Read story

Newly snow-capped San Gabriel Mountains enhance the view of downtown Los Angeles from the Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area in Baldwin Hills on Saturday.

Half of Republicans say California isn’t really American

Newly snow-capped San Gabriel Mountains enhance the view of downtown Los Angeles from the Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area in Baldwin Hills on Saturday.

February 25, 2024, 7:13am Latest News

California’s national reputation as a place of dreams and prosperity is in jeopardy, battered by Republicans who dislike almost all aspects of the state and many Democrats who see it as too costly and a poor place to raise a family. Read story

Astronomers spot new tiny moons around Neptune and Uranus

February 23, 2024, 12:36pm Life

Astronomers have found three previously unknown moons in our solar system — two additional moons circling Neptune and one around Uranus. Read story