Politics

The U.S. brought WNBA star Brittney Griner home, but ex-Marine Paul Whelan was left behind. He's accused of being an American spy.

Who is Paul Whelan? The ex-Marine who didn’t come home with Griner

President Biden announced Brittney Griner's return to freedom today, after a prisoner swap set her free from her nine year sentence in Russia.

Midday rundown: Griner’s release, TikTok bans and Qatar cats

Breaking news this morning, WNBA star Brittney Griner is now free and coming home to America, leaving a Russian penal colony.

Breaking: Brittney Griner released from Russian detention

The Biden administration is appealing a ruling that Title 42 be lifted on December 21st, asking for a delay until other litigation plays out.

Morning Rundown: Putin hints of long war; Title 42 expiring

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on a case from North Carolina that could forever shape redistricting and federal elections.

Supreme Court to decide validity of state legislature theory in Moore v. Harper

The House is scheduled to vote on a defense bill requiring the Pentagon to remove its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for military members.

House voting on COVID-19 vaccine mandate, Biden ending big cat ownership

Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock has defeated his Republican challenger Herschel Walker in the Georgia runoff election.

Warnock holds on to Senate seat; Trump organization guilty

The Justice Department indicted 12 people accused of committing violence and extortion as they tried to bring goods over the border to sell.

Justice Department indicts 12 for violence, extortion on southern border

Members of Congress are negotiating against a Dec. 16 deadline to fund the government and avoid a shutdown.

Congress headed toward short-term resolution to avoid government shutdown

The suspect in the Colorado gay nightclub shooting has formally been charged with five counts of first-degree murder, and hate crime charges.

Colorado shooting suspect charged, Nebraska governor seeks Senate seat

Early numbers indicate that a record number of early votes had been cast on the first day of voting in Georgia's 2024 general election.

Election day in Georgia; airlines warn of higher fares

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in 303 Creative v. Elenis, a case involving a website designer who is refusing to make sites for same-sex couples.

Supreme Court hears First Amendment case on gay rights

Former President Donald Trump is being condemned by Republicans, Democrats and Elon Musk for saying parts of the Constitution should be terminated.

Trump condemned for statement on terminating Constitution

Republican House leader Kevin McCarthy is trying to end to the vaccine mandate for military members by threatening to not pass defense bill.

Vaccine mandate stalls defense bill, thousands flee volcano eruption

Tens of thousands of residents in one North Carolina county are without power, after a series of targeted attacks on power facilities.

FBI investigates suspicious power outage; Russia rejects oil price cap

The FBI used a geofence warrant to receive Google location history data and ultimately received account information for 1,500 people.

Jan. 6 investigators used Google location data to identify suspects

President Biden signed a bill that will prevent railroad workers from going on rail strike, despite standstill over contract negotiations.

US avoids rail strike, Alex Jones files bankruptcy, fentanyl vaccine unveiled

A new poll found 71% of American don't think schools are giving their children an honest education of history, while only 13% believe they are.

71% of Americans say schools are not giving children an honest view of history

Kanye is kicked off of Twitter and The Pentagon unveils its stealth bomber. These stories and more highlight the morning rundown.

Kanye kicked off Twitter; Pentagon unveils stealth bomber

The Senate voted to approve a labor agreement between rail workers and the companies they work for, It now goes to President Biden.

Senate approves rail workers labor agreement, ending risk of strike

Two senators introduced a bill that would exempt local farmers and ranchers from value chain reporting requirements proposed by the SEC.

SEC climate reporting rules could impact local farmers and ranchers

President Biden is expected to host French President, Emmanuel Macron, for dinner and climate change discussions.

Biden hosts Macron, CDC says US seeing worst flu in a decade

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro is gearing up for his new office with plans for public education and the corporate tax rate.

Shapiro assumes Pennsylvania governor’s seat with moderate platform

House Democrats elected historic leadership for the next Congress. They said they have a mandate to get things done and stamp out extremism.

Democrats elect historic leadership with ‘mandate to stamp out extremism’