Biden: Budget talks hit 'stalemate,' $3.5T may take a while
President Joe Biden said Friday that talks over his $3.5 trillion rebuilding plan have hit a "stalemate" in Congress as he made the case for his expansive effort to recast the nation's tax and spending programs and make what he sees as sweeping, overdue investments.
House votes to protect abortion rights amid state challenges
The House passed legislation Friday that would guarantee a woman's right to an abortion, an effort by Democrats to circumvent a new Texas law that has placed that access under threat.
Draft of Arizona GOP's election review finds Biden won
A draft report of an election review in Arizona's largest county found that President Joe Biden did indeed win the 2020 race there.
World
Minister: Iran will return to nuclear talks `very soon'
Iran's new foreign minister said Friday the country will return to nuclear negotiations "very soon," but accused the Biden administration of sending contradictory messages — saying it wants to rejoin the 2015 nuclear deal while slapping new sanctions on Tehran and not taking "an iota of positive action."
Nation
No stalking order for rival in GOP candidate murder plot
A judge on Friday denied a Florida Republican congressional candidate's petition for a permanent restraining order against a former rival she accused of stalking and plotting to have her murdered by a purported foreign hit squad.
Agriculture
Gov. Walz announces $10M farm relief plan, but aid could get held up in political deadlock
Farmers say aid could help keep people afloat, and time is of the essence.
Politics
Pressure rising for Democrats in Virginia governor's race
Richard Stuart, a longtime Republican state senator in Virginia, got three days' notice this summer to help pull together a weekday campaign event for Glenn Youngkin, the GOP candidate for governor.
Nation
Haitians see history of racist policies in migrant treatment
men on horseback with long reins, corralling Haitian asylum seekers trying to cross into the U.S. from Mexico — provoked an outcry. But to many Haitians and Black Americans, they're merely confirmation of a deeply held belief:
Nation
Wisconsin Republicans take redistricting case to high court
Wisconsin Republican state lawmakers on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to dismiss a redistricting lawsuit brought by Democrats that asks a federal court to draw political boundary lines in the battleground state.
Nation
Court indicates it may wait to rule on Georgia abortion law
A federal appeals court seemed to indicate Friday that it would wait until the U.S. Supreme Court rules on a case that seeks to overturn its landmark decision guaranteeing a woman's right to an abortion before ruling on the appeal of a lower court's ruling blocking a restrictive Georgia abortion law.
Nation
Civil rights complaint targets Idaho health care rationing
An advocacy group for older adults has filed a civil rights complaint against Idaho over the state's "crisis standards of care" guidelines for hospitals that are overwhelmed by patients amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Nation
Oregon school board ban on anti-racist, LGBT signs draws ire
An Oregon school board has banned educators from displaying Black Lives Matter and gay pride symbols, prompting a torrent of recriminations and threats to boycott the town and its businesses.
Nation
Officer in Daniel Prude death faces departmental discipline
One of several police officers seen on video pinning down Daniel Prude, a Black man who died after being detained on a street in upstate New York, could face departmental discipline, the Rochester Police Department said.
Business
The Latest: Group files civil rights complaint against Idaho
An advocacy group for older adults has filed a civil rights complaint against Idaho over state crisis standards of care guidelines for hospitals overwhelmed amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Politics
Nebraska advances new congressional map that could help GOP
Nebraska lawmakers advanced new congressional boundaries Friday that could make it harder for Democratic presidential hopefuls to pick up one of the state's five Electoral College votes, as they've done twice since 2008.
Nation
Congress, court pressure New York City to fix jails crisis
New York City faced mounting pressure Friday to solve its spiraling jail crisis, with members of Congress calling for a federal civil rights investigation and a court-appointed monitor blasting the city for a failure of leadership amid staggering violence, self-harm and the deaths this year of at least 12 inmates.
Politics
Omar one of few voting no on Iron Dome defense funding
The $1 billion legislation passed the House by a vote of 420-9.
Business
GLIMPSES: Phone in hand, Barbados PM dials into issues at UN
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley certainly didn't phone in her speech at the U.N. General Assembly on Friday — but she did have what appeared to be an iPhone in hand while delivering impassioned remarks to fellow world leaders.
Nation
Former ABC News executive says Chris Cuomo harassed her
A television executive who accused Chris Cuomo of groping her at a party 16 years ago says the CNN anchor needs a public education about sexual harassment and if he did that, "he'd be a hero instead of a cad."
Business
Huawei executive resolves criminal charges in deal with US
A top executive of Chinese communications giant Huawei Technologies resolved criminal charges against her as part of a deal Friday with the U.S. Justice Department that paves the way for her to return to China and concludes a case that roiled relations between Washington and Beijing.
Politics
Biden hosts Indo-Pacific leaders as China concerns grow
Meeting with the leaders of India, Australia and Japan, President Joe Biden declared Friday that the U.S. and other members of the Indo-Pacific alliance known as "the Quad," are showing they "know how to get things done" in an increasingly complicated corner of the globe.
Local
Minnesota DNR launches new hearing process for PolyMet mine
Minnesota regulators on Friday launched a court-ordered process for assessing the risks to clean water from waste from the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota.
Politics
DFL state lawmakers form new Reproductive Freedom Caucus
New group seeking to codify abortion protections amid restrictions, court cases nationwide.
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