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Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Texas is the first congressional Democrat to publicly call for President Biden to withdraw from his reelection bid after last week's poor debate performance.<br>

Democratic Rep. Doggett says Biden needs to drop out of the race or Trump will win

Texas Democrat asks President Biden to drop out of the race to stop "an authoritarian strongman."

Portrait of the new Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille, during his interview with NPR at the Washington Hilton Hotel, in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, July 2, 2024.

Haiti’s interim prime minister shares his vision to lift Haiti out of chaos

Haiti’s interim PM talks about tackling his country’s challenges.

A white building with a red-tiled roof is seen through the blur of a green bush in the foreground.

Chula Vista voters will decide whether to renew a major infrastructure tax this fall

Measure P, the citywide sales tax that funds urgent repairs and upgrades for essential city services, will sunset in less than three years unless residents decide to keep it going.

The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court ended a historic and momentous term this week.

Supreme Court's Roberts turns court to the right as Barrett emerges as a key player

This term, the Supreme Court ruled on abortion pills, the federal law banning guns for domestic abusers, voting rights and attempts to regulate social media.

A new federal rule could offer protection from extreme heat to millions of workers

A proposed rule from the the Occupational Safety and Health Administration would for the first time set in place regulations to better protect workers from extreme heat.

Relatives and volunteers carry bodies on stretchers at the Sikandrarao hospital in Hathras district in northern India on Tuesday. A stampede among thousands of people at a religious gathering killed more than 100 and left scores injured, officials said.<br>

More than 120 people are killed in one of India's deadliest stampedes

An official inquiry is under way to determine what caused the stampede at a religious gathering in northern India.

File photo of Dr. Amos C. Brown, Jr., vice chair for the California Reparations Task Force, right, holds a copy of the book Songs of Slavery and Emancipation, as he and other members of the task force pose for photos at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., on June 16, 2022.

California budgets up to $12 million for reparations bills, a milestone in atoning for racist legacy

The funding marks a milestone in the state's efforts to atone for a legacy of racism and discrimination against Black Californians. The budget does not specify what programs the money would go toward.

A New York judge delayed former President Trump's sentencing until September.

Former President Trump's criminal sentencing in New York is delayed

The delay is a win for Trump, who is expected to be named the official GOP nominee for the 2024 presidential election later this month.

American Indian activist Leonard Peltier speaks during an interview at the U.S. Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kan., on April 29, 1999. Peltier, who has spent most of his life in prison for the 1975 killings of two FBI agents in South Dakota, was denied parole this week.

Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier denied parole for 1975 killings of 2 FBI agents

The parole commission says Peltier, 79, will be eligible for another parole hearing in 2026. He's serving life in prison for killing two FBI agents during a standoff on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, as seen at the Capitol on June 5, 2024. Doggett is the first congressional Democrat to publicly call for President Biden to quit his reelection bid.

Rep. Doggett calls on Biden to withdraw. He's the first Democrat in Congress to do so

Rep. Lloyd Doggett represents a safe Texas seat. He says he had hoped President Biden's debate performance would give him a boost. "It did not," Doggett said.

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