Boeing put under Senate scrutiny during back-to-back hearings on aircraft maker’s safety culture

An engineer at Boeing said Wednesday that the aircraft company, in rushing to produce as many planes as possible, is taking manufacturing shortcuts that couldRead More

Biden vows to block US Steel acquisition by a Japanese company and promises tariffs on Chinese steel

PITTSBURGH (AP) — President Joe Biden promised cheering unionized steelworkers on Wednesday that his administration would block the acquisition of U.S. Steel by a JapaneseRead More

US reimposes oil sanctions on Venezuela as hopes for a fair presidential election fades

MIAMI (AP) — The Biden administration on Wednesday reimposed crushing oil sanctions on Venezuela, admonishing President Nicolás Maduro’s attempts to consolidate his rule just sixRead More

Florida’s Bob Graham dead at 87: A leader who looked beyond politics, served ordinary folks

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A leader like Bob Graham would be a unicorn in the hyper-partisan politics of today. The former Florida governor and U.S. senator wasn’tRead More

House’s Ukraine, Israel aid package gains Biden’s support as Speaker Johnson fights to keep his job

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday he strongly supports a proposal from Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson to provide aid to Ukraine, IsraelRead More

Senate dismisses two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security secretary, ending trial

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has dismissed all impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, ending the House Republican push to remove the CabinetRead More

DeSantis makes Hialeah Gardens stop to sign ‘anti-communism education’ bill on 63rd anniversary of Bay of Pigs invasion

Gov. Ron DeSantis made a South Florida stop Wednesday to honor the legacy of the Bay of Pigs invasion, which happened more than 60 yearsRead More

Bob Graham, ex-US senator and Florida governor, dies at 87

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. and two-term Florida Gov. Bob Graham, who gained national prominence as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee inRead More

Trump goes from court to campaign at a bodega in his heavily Democratic hometown

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump plans to visit New York’s Harlem neighborhood Tuesday after spending his second day in a lower Manhattan courtroom asRead More

Supreme Court questions obstruction charges brought against Jan. 6 rioters and Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned whether federal prosecutors went too far in bringing obstruction charges against hundreds of participants in theRead More