Leaders at UN to face global concern over regional conflicts

In today’s world, few conflicts stay local. There’s India’s fight over the Kashmir region with bitter rival Pakistan, Haiti’s inner turmoil spilling into a migrantRead More

Biden: Budget talks hit ‘stalemate,’ $3.5T may take a while

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says that talks over his $3.5 trillion rebuilding plan have hit a “stalemate” in Congress as he made theRead More

‘Marriage for all’? Swiss voters to decide same-sex marriage

GENEVA (AP) — Voters in Switzerland will decide Sunday whether to allow same-sex marriages in the rich Alpine country, one of the few in WesternRead More

EXPLAINER: Medication abortion becomes latest GOP target

Medication abortion accounts for about 40% of all abortions in the U.S. The increasingly common method relies on pills rather than surgery, opening the possibilityRead More

House to vote on abortion rights as Roe v Wade is challenged

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is voting Friday on legislation aimed at guaranteeing a woman’s right to an abortion, an effort by House Democrats toRead More

Biden vaccine

Biden hosts Indo-Pacific leaders as China concerns grow

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday is set to host the first in-person gathering of leaders of an Indo-Pacific alliance known as “theRead More

Texas abortion providers go back to Supreme Court to expedite challenge to six-week ban

 (CNN) — A coalition of Texas abortion providers went back to the Supreme Court Thursday, asking the justices to expedite a review of the state lawRead More

Biden has say in whether Trump’s 1/6 records go to Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will have a big say in whether the government releases information to Congress on the actions of former PresidentRead More

Election Day Voter

Can Massachusetts elect a Democratic governor? Progressives are beginning their 2022 push

(CNN) — For all but eight of the last 30 years, a Republican has occupied the governor’s office in Massachusetts. The state that so manyRead More

Commerce Secretary Raimondo hits back at US Chamber: ‘Get in here’ and compromise on tax hikes

 (CNN) — The White House’s top emissary to the business community hit back at the US Chamber of Commerce Thursday after the powerful lobby launchedRead More