Friday's politics & policy stories


20 attorneys general sue in ongoing battle over proposed mail slowdown

McConnell’s done dealing

Texas asks appeals court to swiftly restore restrictive abortion ban

Biden nominates former Sen. Joe Donnelly as ambassador to the Vatican

DOJ won't charge Kenosha officer who shot Jacob Blake seven times

Two parents found guilty in college admissions cheating case

First person charged with COVID relief loan fraud sentenced to prison

Biden won't shield initial Trump White House records from Jan. 6 panel

Updated Oct 8, 2021 - Energy & Climate

Biden restores protections for national monuments in Utah and New England

California bans "stealthing," nonconsensual condom removal

Biden becomes first president to commemorate Indigenous Peoples Day

Scoop: Dem donor Tsunis is Biden's pick for Greece

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers tests positive for breakthrough COVID-19

Biden signs bill to support victims of mysterious "Havana Syndrome"

Senate Dems express "outrage over the cruel treatment" of Haitian migrants

Federal agencies reveal climate challenges

Atlanta's whitest neighborhood may secede

Biden administration to work with EU to prevent energy supply crisis

McAuliffe changes tune on Biden

Oct 7, 2021 - World

U.S. keeps distance from IMF chief

No one likes the debt deal

By the numbers: Debt limit intrigue

Dems trying Facebook - to boost candidates

Senate passes temporary debt ceiling deal