Politics & Government

Politics & Government

A preview of Biden's meeting with his Chinese counterpart in California

5:17am November 15, 2023

It's been a year since President Biden and China's Xi Jinping met face to face. We look at the national security and economic issues on the line for Wednesday's meeting.

Israel-Hamas war divides U.S. politics into support for Israel or Palestinians

5:17am November 15, 2023

Michigan is a key state in the 2024 elections. How is the war between Israel and Hamas registering with voters there, particularly Arab Americans?

Poll: Growing number of Americans say Israel is going too far in response to Hamas

5:17am November 15, 2023

Americans are split over whether Israel's response to the Hamas attack has been too much or about right — with a majority of Democrats saying it's been too much.

Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., is shown attending the NCAA Wrestling Championships, on March 18, 2023, in Tulsa, Okla.

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A GOP senator challenges Teamsters head to a fight in a fiery exchange at a hearing

1:20am November 15, 2023

by The Associated Press

A congressional hearing devolved into an angry confrontation between Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin and Sean O'Brien, the president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.

The House is set to vote Tuesday on a plan from House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., to avoid a government shutdown with a two-tiered spending deadline.

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Congress on track to avoid a shutdown as House passes two-tier spending bill

8:25pm November 14, 2023

The House voted overwhelmingly to approve a GOP-led spending bill that would set two separate funding deadlines next year.

U.S. Diplomats and aid staff are objecting to U.S. policy in the Middle East

4:42pm November 14, 2023

by Michele Kelemen

Dozens of U.S. diplomats and aid experts have been expressing dissent over US policy in the Middle East.

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Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., got into an altercation with former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday.

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GOP rifts boil over in exchange between Reps. McCarthy and Burchett

4:42pm November 14, 2023

Tensions among House Republicans boiled over in a physical altercation between former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Rep. Tim Burchett, one of the members who voted to oust McCarthy from the job.

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Michigan's 2024 vote could be heavily impacted by Biden's Middle East policy

4:36pm November 14, 2023

by Don Gonyea

Michigan is poised to be a pivotal state in the 2024 presidential election

Thousands took to the streets in Washington during pro-Israel march

4:36pm November 14, 2023

by Joel Rose

Supporters of Israel flooded into Washington, D.C. Tuesday. They came to speak out against Hamas and the October attack on Israel.

This trans college athlete is being faced with an impossible decision

4:36pm November 14, 2023

by Laine Kaplan-Levenson

The story of one trans college athlete who is being forced to choose between continuing his gender-affirming medical care and playing the sport he loves.