Nation May 04 GOP megadonor paid tuition of Justice Thomas’ family member, adding to ethics concerns For several years, GOP donor Harlan Crow paid the pricey tuition for a grand-nephew of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. That’s according to new reporting by ProPublica. Combined with previous stories on Thomas and Crow, it paints a picture of…
Nation May 03 How border communities are preparing for increase in migrants as Title 42 ends The Biden administration is rushing to prepare for an increase in migrants at the southern border as the pandemic-era deportation policy Title 42 is set to end in a matter of days. An additional 1,500 troops are being sent to…
Arts May 01 The issues behind possible Hollywood writers’ strike that could halt film, TV production The Writers Guild of America’s contract with Hollywood studios expires at midnight Tuesday, potentially affecting over 800,000 jobs if last-minute negotiations break down and a strike begins. Writers are demanding higher wages and better working conditions and say many of…
Politics Apr 17 House Republicans hold NYC hearing targeting DA bringing criminal charges against Trump The Republican-led House Judiciary Committee headed to New York for a hearing honing in on Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. He's the prosecutor who brought criminal charges against former President Trump. The hearing was billed as a look at Bragg’s…
Politics Apr 11 Texas governor seeks to pardon man found guilty of murdering Black Lives Matter protester A politically charged murder conviction in Texas is testing Gov. Greg Abbott's pardon power. At the governor's request, a state board is looking into whether to recommend a pardon for a man convicted of killing an armed protester during the…
Politics Apr 07 Kamala Harris meets with Tennessee Democrats expelled from state House by GOP lawmakers It was a chaotic scene at the Tennessee Capitol Thursday as two Black members of the state House of Representatives were kicked out of office by the Republican supermajority. In response, Vice President Harris traveled to Nashville to meet with…
Politics Apr 06 Justice Thomas took lavish trips paid for by GOP donor, investigative report says Private jets, lavish trips and access to exclusive clubs were provided to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas for more than two decades by a Republican megadonor, according to reporting by ProPublica. The trips were valued in the hundreds of thousands…
Politics Apr 05 The political fallout from the felony charges against Trump Following his arrest and arraignment, former President Donald Trump returned to his Florida estate where he delivered a defiant and embittered address. While his indictment has been written into the history books, the political impact is an account still being…
Nation Apr 04 Presidential historian says Trump arrest ‘a painful day’ for America The arrest and arraignment of a former president mark a turning point in American history. To put the charges against Donald Trump into a historical context, Geoff Bennett spoke with presidential historian Michael Beschloss.
Health Mar 29 Why North Carolina is investing in expanded Medicaid access North Carolina became the latest in a growing number of states to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. Gov. Roy Cooper signed the bill into law marking a major victory for Democrats in their efforts to expand federally assisted…