Nation Jun 28 UN report criticizes treatment of inmates at Guantanamo Bay as ‘cruel’ and ‘inhuman’ A new U.N. investigation found conditions inside the prison at Guantanamo Bay are cruel and inhuman. Roughly 780 detainees have been held at the detention center since it opened in 2002. Today, 30 remain, 16 of which have been cleared…
Politics Jun 28 Former Republican Congressman Will Hurd on his run for the White House As the field of Republicans vying to win the party's 2024 presidential nomination continues to grow, more candidates are hitting the campaign trail. Former Texas Congressman Will Hurd is one of them and joined Geoff Bennett from Manchester, New Hampshire.
Nation Jun 27 Supreme Court rejects legal theory that could have thrown 2024 election into disarray The Supreme Court rejected a legal theory that state legislatures have almost unlimited power to decide the rules for federal elections and draw partisan congressional maps without interference from state courts. Trump allies raised the theory as part of an…
Nation Jun 27 Audio of Trump discussing classified material further complicates his legal troubles Newly leaked audio appears to show former President Donald Trump discussing sensitive documents with people who didn’t have security clearance during a 2021 meeting. The two-minute recording could hold key evidence in Trump's indictment over his handling of classified information…
World Jun 26 What’s next for Putin’s regime after Wagner revolt in Russia? Russian President Vladimir Putin is playing up national unity two days after an uprising by mercenaries. He hailed them as patriots in a televised statement, but that did little to quiet the questions swirling about the Kremlin. Geoff Bennett discussed…
World Jun 26 How the attempted rebellion in Russia could affect Putin’s war in Ukraine After a short-lived mutiny exposed instability in Russia, we take a look at what the revolt means for the war in Ukraine. Geoff Bennett discussed that with Samuel Bendett, a Russian military analyst for the Center for Naval Analyses.
Nation Jun 26 Dangerous heat wave plagues southern U.S. with 45 million people under heat advisories Texas is entering its third week of a record-breaking heat wave where the heat index could top 120 degrees. And the sweltering weather is not limited to Texas. At least 45 million Americans across the southern U.S. were under heat…
Nation Jun 23 Stretch of I-95 in Philadelphia reopens 12 days after overpass collapse Traffic is moving again on a stretch of I-95 that collapsed less than two weeks ago in Philadelphia. The overpass has been built on an accelerated timeline that few thought was possible and may be a reminder of how infrastructure…
Nation Jun 23 Brooks and Capehart on how abortion restrictions could motivate voters in 2024 New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including GOP presidential candidates embrace abortion restrictions, a report outlines fresh examples of questionable ethics from Supreme Court…
World Jun 22 Biden welcomes Modi for state visit amid concerns over India’s human rights record The prime minister of what is now the world's most populous nation was received with the fanfare of a state visit at the White House. India's Narendra Modi visits the United States at a crucial moment as the U.S. seeks…