Crime is in the spotlight in the U.S. Senate race in Wisconsin

Sep 30 - 5:26pm EDT

Republican Sen. Ron Johnson is in a tight race against Democrat Mandela Barnes in the U.S. Senate race in Wisconsin. Rising crime has become a major issue in the campaign for both parties.

Threats to water and biodiversity are linked. A new U.S. envoy role tackles them both

Sep 30 - 8:40am EDT

"The loss of nature and rising water insecurity are global health threats that must be confronted together," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.

Ginni Thomas, wife of Justice Clarence Thomas, testifies before Jan. 6 panel

Sep 30 - 7:21am EDT

GOP activist Ginni Thomas testified for several hours behind closed doors before the House Select Jan. 6 committee. Her lawyer released a statement that she answered all the panel's questions.

A look inside the legal battle to stop Biden's student loan relief

Sep 30 - 5:13am EDT

The legal cases all face the same challenge: finding a plaintiff who will be clearly harmed by debt cancellation.

Britain's prime minister speaks up after being silent around sudden economy issues

Sep 29 - 4:34pm EDT

The British Prime Minister Liz Truss and her finance minister finally broke their silence after a disastrous week for the economy that many are blaming on their policies.

Jan. 6 panel asked Ginni Thomas about campaign to overturn the 2020 election results

Sep 29 - 4:10pm EDT

Conservative activist Ginni Thomas, wife of Justice Clarence Thomas, has given closed-door testimony to the Jan. 6 panel about her involvement with a campaign to overturn the 2020 election results.

Putin's plan to annex regions of Ukraine will likely make it harder to end the war

Sep 29 - 4:10pm EDT

Russian President Vladimir Putin is planning an elaborate Kremlin ceremony Friday to annex four regions of Ukraine. The move could make it much harder to find a solution to the war.

Government funding bill gets a step closer to the finish line as the deadline nears

Sep 29 - 3:02pm EDT

The Senate approved the interim spending bill, which must now pass the House before heading to President Biden for his signature. The government runs out of spending power on Friday night.

In a reversal, the Education Dept. is excluding millions from student loan relief

Sep 29 - 1:29pm EDT

The Biden administration has quietly changed its guidance to disqualify borrowers who have privately-held FFEL and Perkins loans.

Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court justice, to testify before Jan. 6 panel Thursday

Sep 29 - 10:35am EDT

Thomas, a Republican activist, was in touch with an attorney pushing an effort to overturn the 2020 election results. The panel is wrapping up its probe and will issue a report later this year.

After being bitten by a rabid fox, a congressman wants cheaper rabies treatments

Sep 29 - 8:43am EDT

California Rep. Ami Bera was bitten by a rabid fox on Capitol Hill in April. He's OK, but now, he wants to make sure the cost of the lifesaving treatment isn't a burden for those who need it.

Memories of the 1970s haunt the Fed, pushing its aggressive rate moves

Sep 29 - 5:00am EDT

The Federal Reserve is cracking down hard on inflation, in hopes of avoiding a repeat of the 1970s, when price hikes were so sustained, they got baked in to people's thinking.

Biden's summit aimed at tackling food insecurity and diet-related disease in the U.S.

Sep 28 - 5:08pm EDT

The White House held a summit aimed at tackling hunger and diet-related disease. About one in 10 U.S. households is food-insecure and diet-related diseases are a top cause of death and disability.

Biden calls out for late Rep. Jackie Walorski at White House hunger event

Sep 28 - 1:09pm EDT

Biden mistakenly called out for the Indiana Republican who died in a car crash in August. She had cosponsored a bill to fund the conference. The White House has not responded to a request for comment.

White House conference will address the nation's food insecurity

Sep 28 - 5:14am EDT

President Biden is going to lay out his proposals to tackle hunger at a big conference, the first of its kind since 1969. But the solutions won't be easy to implement.