Death toll jumps to at least 48 as the search continues in southern China highway collapse (from The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/9cf183…

Trump faces prospect of additional sanctions in hush money trial as key witness resumes testimony (from The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/fe6995…

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters remain on UCLA campus despite police ordering them to leave (from The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/ec3f62…

China's current account surplus (blue) is as big as ever. That - historically - meant big rises in official FX reserves (black), but not in '23 because outbound FDI by Chinese residents was so big. Rather than accumulating US Treasuries, China is now buying hard foreign assets...

US drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift, AP sources say (from The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/f833a8…

*YELLEN: IRS EMPLOYING AI TO AID IN TAX FRAUD DETECTION

These cities raised taxes — for child care. Parents say the free day care 'changed my life' apnews.com/article/free-d…

Biden’s jokes are the latest attempt to crack the code on how to clap back at Trump, whose own insult comedy schtick has redrawn the boundaries of what is acceptable in modern politics. apnews.com/article/biden-…

Did you catch Biden poking fun at Trump during last night’s WHCA dinner? Josh Boak and I looked at how he’s ramping up the mockery on the campaign trail apnews.com/article/biden-…

A portrait by Gustav Klimt has been sold for $32 million at an auction in Vienna apnews.com/article/austri…

Ashley Judd opened up about her mother Naomi Judd-- who died nearly two years ago — during a panel discussion hosted by the White House. This week the Biden-Harris Administration released the 2024 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden signs bill that includes aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, while forcing TikTok to be sold or be banned in US.

As WH worked to pass Ukraine aid, it made sure to keep talking with Johnson, lay off targeted pressure and accommodate the speaker's requests.

One of those asks: have the admin brief Chip Roy + Ralph Norman, who had so often foiled Johnson on Rules. apnews.com/article/joe-bi…

America’s child care crisis is holding back moms without college degrees apnews.com/article/daycar…

Biden sees abortion as a winning political issue — even in red Florida.

Meanwhile, backers of the state’s abortion ballot measure — needing GOP support to win — want the issue to stay as nonpartisan as possible, meaning split-ticket voting if necessary. apnews.com/article/presid…

Trump lawyer Todd Blanche's arguing right now that his reposts of articles criticizing witnesses aren't a gag order violation. Argument basically boils down to:

RT ≠ endorsement

I've found from interviews that store closures really matter to voters. It's their firsthand evidence of how the economy is doing

Toxic: How the search for the origins of COVID-19 turned politically poisonous (from The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/bed5ab…

Prosecutors to make history with opening statements in hush money case against Trump (from The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/6beee9…

Biden sees a $35 price cap for insulin as a pivotal campaign issue. It’s not that clear-cut (from The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/f96919…