Politics

The House Ways and Means Committee released five years of former President Donald Trump's personal and business tax returns.

Donald Trump paid as little as $0 in federal taxes while president

Midday rundown: Idaho murder arrest, Southwest delays declining

President Biden signed the $1.7 trillion spending bill that provides funding for government agencies and projects in 2023.

Morning rundown: $1.7 trillion spending bill signed, Pele dies

After a tense election and six days of ballot counting, Democrat Katie Hobbs flipped the Arizona governor’s seat by one percentage point.

Katie Hobbs plans to repeal Arizona’s ‘draconian’ abortion ban

New York City removed 440,000 names from its voter rolls and entered into a settlement with the conservative legal group Judicial Watch.

New York City removes 441,038 names from voter rolls

GOP Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel is trying to win a fourth term at the helm of the RNC but faces fierce competition from two challengers.

Battle for RNC chair intensifies ahead of January election

President Biden has appointed 97 judges to lifetime positions on federal benches in his first two years, outpacing former President Trump.

President Biden’s judicial appointments outpace Trump’s

Buffalo, New York is slowly cleaning up after its most deadly storm in generations blanketed the city and led to a driving ban.

Midday rundown: Buffalo driving ban lifted, Cosby planning comedy tour

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