Politics & Government

President Biden speaks at the White House on Sept. 30. On Thursday, Biden announced that he is taking executive action to pardon people convicted of simple marijuana possession under federal law and D.C. statute.

Politics & Government

Biden to pardon simple federal marijuana possession convictions

6:16pm October 06, 2022

by Ximena Bustillo

The pardons will be done through an administration process to be developed by the Justice Department, administration officials told reporters; it will cover citizens and lawful permanent residents.

An oil processing facility in Saudi Arabia. The country, along with other OPEC+ members, plans to cut production against the wishes of the U.S.

Some Democrats push to punish Saudi Arabia after OPEC+ move to cut oil production

5:57pm October 06, 2022

by Deirdre Walsh

OPEC+ announced a cut of 2 million barrels a day starting next month. Some Democrats on Capitol Hill want to retaliate by cutting off military aid and reexamine ties to Saudi Arabia.

Biden is taking executive action to pardon simple federal marijuana convictions

5:22pm October 06, 2022

by Asma Khalid

President Biden is going to pardon people convicted for simple marijuana possession under federal law or D.C. statute — and will review whether pot should still be classified as a Schedule 1 drug.

Construction crews make repairs to a bridge on the island of Matlacha, in Florida's Lee County, on Wednesday. Lee County's election officials are scrambling to figure out plans for this fall's election.

Politics & Government

Florida officials are scrambling to limit Hurricane Ian's impact on the election

5:05pm October 06, 2022

by Ashley Lopez

Election officials in Florida say they are meeting a Thursday deadline to send out mail ballots, despite the hurricane. But in-person voting sites remain a concern.

Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., is the lone candidate for president of the University of Florida.

Ben Sasse is the sole finalist to become the next University of Florida president

4:55pm October 06, 2022

by Susan Davis

University of Florida announced a search committee has unanimously recommended Nebraska GOP Sen. Ben Sasse as the lone finalist for the job.

State and local transportation officials will launch new travel survey in Triad region

4:40pm October 06, 2022

by Keri Brown

Some Triad households will get an invitation in the mail to participate in a new transportation survey.

Politics & Government

How accusations from Herschel Walker's past affect his chances with Georgia voters

4:25pm October 06, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Axios reporter Emma Hurt about how recent allegations against Georgia's senate candidate Herschel Walker are affecting his chances with voters.

Courts have blocked a number of the anti-LGBTQ laws from going into effect

4:25pm October 06, 2022

by Melissa Block

This year has seen a record number of anti-LGBTQ laws enacted, many targeting transgender youth. But courts have blocked a number of those laws from going into effect.

Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott warned colleagues not to "give the crazies an inch" after then-President Donald Trump and his allies pressured the network. Lawyers for Dominion Voting Systems indicate they to use Scott's words against Fox in its $1.6 billion defamation suit against the network.

Politics & Government

Fox News CEO warned against 'crazies' after 2020 election, Dominion says

4:25pm October 06, 2022

by David Folkenflik

Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott warned colleagues not to "give the crazies an inch" after the 2020 elections. Dominion Voting Systems revealed her words in its $1.6 billion defamation suit against Fox.

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President Biden holds a semiconductor chip in this 2021 file photo. The White House is working out how to spend $52 billion that Congress has provided to spur U.S. chip manufacturing plants.

Biden has $52 billion for semiconductors. Today, work begins to spend that windfall

1:10pm October 06, 2022

by Franco Ordoñez

President Biden is touting new semiconductor investments in New York today. Back at the White House, a new team is meeting with cabinet members to work out how to spend $52 billion from Congress.