Nation Feb 06 Joy Reid's 'Medgar and Myrlie' traces extraordinary lives and love of civil rights leaders A love story is helping paint a fuller picture of the civil rights movement. Activist Medgar Evers was killed in 1963 by a white supremacist outside his home in Mississippi. His murder thrust Myrlie Evers into the spotlight, becoming a…
Politics Feb 02 Rep. Clyburn on Biden's standing among Democratic base and Black voters South Carolina voters head to the polls Saturday for the first official Democratic primary of the year. Four years ago, Black voters in South Carolina rescued Joe Biden’s bid for the presidency, fueled in large part by an endorsement from…
Politics Feb 02 Brooks and Capehart on the U.S. retaliation against Iran-backed militants New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the U.S. striking back against Iran-backed militias, congressional gridlock on issues like immigration and taxes, its impact…
Nation Jan 30 Why major car manufacturers are slowing production of electric vehicles Last year was a record for electric vehicles in the U.S., with more than 1.2 million sold. That was 50 percent higher than in 2022, yet there are signs that demand for EV’s appears to be slowing and may not…
Politics Jan 29 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on a border deal and Nikki Haley's presidential run NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including a potential deal on the border and immigration as the U.S. Senate nears a vote, Nikki…
Politics Jan 26 Alabama carries out nation's first execution with nitrogen gas Nitrogen gas was used as capital punishment for the first time in U.S. history in the execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith, an Alabama prisoner convicted of a murder-for-hire scheme in 1988 who survived a botched execution attempt in 2022. This…
Politics Jan 24 Democratic and Republican strategists break down likely Biden-Trump rematch Former President Trump secured his second primary victory in New Hampshire, but Nikki Haley reminded Republican voters she’s still in the fight and set her sights on the next race in South Carolina. Geoff Bennett discussed the potential 2020 rematch…
World Jan 24 Video shows apparently unarmed Palestinian with hands up shot dead in Gaza The war in Gaza has killed more than 25,000 Palestinians, according to the Gaza health ministry. Our colleagues at Independent Television News sent evidence of one more death, an apparently unarmed man walking with a group of men under a…
Politics Jan 23 What the New Hampshire primary will tell us about the 2024 presidential race To break down what to watch for in the New Hampshire primary, Geoff Bennett and Amna Nawaz spoke with Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter, Democratic strategist Faiz Shakir, who was the campaign manager for Bernie…
Nation Jan 23 How the rise of artificial intelligence is boosting tech stocks Rallies have driven both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the much larger S&P 500 to record highs this week. There are several reasons for that, including investors’ assessments of the economy right now and where it will be in…