Politics Feb 13 U.S. citizens detained by immigration agents describe how they were treated Videos from across the country have shown months of violent interactions with immigration officers. Part of the outcry has been the treatment of U.S. citizens. Uproar rose higher last month following the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by…
Politics Feb 11 Bondi sidesteps Epstein questions in tense Judiciary Committee hearing On Capitol Hill, Attorney General Pam Bondi faced a barrage of questions on the handling of the Epstein files and the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens in Minnesota by federal officers. Bondi repeatedly sparred with lawmakers, at times engaging…
Politics Feb 10 Mother recounts weeks in immigration custody with her U.S. citizen children The Trump administration has said its immigration crackdown targets the worst of the worst, but many people without criminal records are getting swept up and detained — some of them along with their families. Lisa Desjardins spoke with one of…
Politics Feb 09 Epstein files fallout grows as Ghislaine Maxwell pleads Fifth before Congress The fallout from the recent release of Epstein files continued on Monday. Epstein's longtime associate and convicted child sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell declined to answer questions from a congressional committee. She said she was invoking her Fifth Amendment rights to…
Politics Feb 06 Atkins Stohr and Parker on political fallout from Trump's call to 'nationalize' elections Kimberly Atkins Stohr of The Boston Globe and Kathleen Parker of The Washington Post join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the fallout from President Trump’s call to “nationalize” elections and his immigration crackdown.
Politics Feb 03 Gabbard says Trump asked her to be at FBI election center raid as scrutiny intensifies New details are emerging about last week’s FBI raid on an elections office in Fulton County, Georgia. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said in a letter to Congress that President Trump personally asked her to be on site as…
Nation Feb 03 'No excuse' for immigration agents' excess use of force, says former DHS head Napolitano In a forum on federal agents’ use of force in Trump’s immigration crackdown, Democratic lawmakers heard from Americans who have been directly affected. No officials from the Department of Homeland Security appeared at Tuesday’s forum on Capitol Hill. Amna Nawaz…
Politics Feb 02 What latest released files show about Epstein's ties with prominent figures Political fallout is mounting after the Justice Department released 3 million more files related to investigations of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The department is under fire for how it has handled the release, with advocates raising questions…
Politics Jan 30 What's revealed in the latest Epstein files release – and what's redacted The Department of Justice released its latest, and likely last, batch of files related to investigations into Jeffrey Epstein. It comes more than a month after the missed deadline set by Congress. The release includes more than 3 million pages,…
Politics Jan 30 Capehart and Abernathy on the backlash against Trump's immigration operation Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW and Gary Abernathy of The Abernathy Road newsletter join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the political backlash against President Trump's immigration operation in Minnesota and the arrest of journalists who covered…