Politics

Josh Green is a medical doctor, former state senator and representative who has transitioned from Hawaii's lieutenant governor to the state's governor.

Josh Green wants to address Hawaii’s homelessness, tourism challenges

Starting next week, any travelers from China to the U.S. will need to test negative for covid-19 before boarding their flights.

Morning rundown: US testing requirements for Chinese travelers; Twitter outage

Barry Croft Jr., who helped plan a kidnapping of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, will spend 19 and a half years in prison.

Midday rundown: Final man sentenced in Whitmer kidnapping plot, Trump’s taxes

The wife and daughter of former Iranian soccer star Ali Daei were prevented from leaving Iran after being accused of supporting protestors.

Iran reroutes soccer star’s flight, pursues high-profile protest supporters

A new Congress could create challenges or the Biden administration, which plans to maintain full financial support for Ukraine.

Politicians indicate US aid for Ukraine could slow in 2023

Title 42 was supposed to expire one week ago today. Now in a 5-4 vote, Supreme Court justices are temporarily keeping the policy in place.

Morning rundown: Title 42 stays; Southwest still struggling

A Republican Rep.-elect, George Santos, now admits that he lied about key parts of his life and education, but still plans to take office.

Rep.-elect George Santos admits to lying on resume, aspects of identity

Russia will ban oil sales to countries following the price cap that took effect earlier this month. The ban is set to take effect next year.

Russia to ban oil sales to countries following G7, EU price cap

Remote voting, which Congress put into place to prevent the spread of COVID-19, will come to an end Jan 3.

Remote, proxy voting in Congress is coming to an end

Ukraine-Russia peace talks and a kidnapping plot leader is sentenced. These stories and more highlight your midday rundown on Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022.

Midday rundown: Ukraine pitches peace summit, Taiwan extends military service

The DOT is investigating Southwest airlines after winter storms caused flight delays and cancellations at airports across the country.

Morning rundown: DOT investigating Southwest; dozens dead in storm

Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo, a Republican, unseated the incumbent governor of Nevada, Democrat Steve Sisolak.

Sheriff turned Gov. Joe Lombardo wants to crack down on Nevada crime

Russian yachts, mansions and private jets can now be sold and the proceeds can be given to Ukraine, thanks to the U.S. omnibus spending bill.

US will be able to sell seized Russian yachts, give money to Ukraine

A deadly shooting in Paris killed 3, inflation has slowed and thousands of flights have been canceled thanks to the historic winter storm.

Midday rundown: Shooting in Paris, winter storm cancels 3,700+ flights

The House plans to vote on a spending bill, North Korea has tested missiles and Facebook parent company Meta reaches an expensive settlement.

Morning rundown: House voting on omnibus, historic winter storm advancing

Senate passes $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill

The select committee investigating Jan. 6 and House Republicans both released reports on what happened and they don't agree on what to blame.

Jan. 6 reports from GOP, investigative committee draw different conclusions

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says the Senate has reached a deal on the $1.7 trillion dollar spending bill.

Midday rundown: Senate agrees on spending bill, Fentanyl gets deadlier

Arizona agreed to stop installing & remove shipping containers from its Mexico border to avoid a preliminary injunction or restraining order.

Arizona to remove shipping containers from Mexico border

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed Congress and offered gratitude for U.S. support throughout the war with Russia.

Morning rundown: Zelenskyy’s address, bomb cyclones hit US

New "Twitter Files" suggest Twitter secretly helped the U.S. wage a propaganda campaign in the Middle East at the request of The Pentagon.

Twitter Files: Twitter secretly aided Pentagon propaganda campaigns

The IRS is required to examine tax returns of all sitting presidents, but that rarely happened during Trump's time in office.

IRS failed to perform required audits of Trump’s tax returns

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits President Biden at the White House, and he's receiving a military package to take home with him.

Biden to give Zelenskyy $2 billion for war and Patriot missiles

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried will be returning to the U.S. today to face eight federal charges including wire fraud and money laundering.

Midday rundown: FTX founder extradited, NFL legend Franco Harris dies