Politics Jun 28 Democrats warn rights are ‘on the line’ in coming Supreme Court fight A day after Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement, Democratic senators warned that the stakes could not be higher in the fight to replace him, and called for any nomination to wait until after the midterm elections. President Trump promised…
Politics Jun 27 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s primary win shakes up Democratic expectations In Tuesday's New York primary, a 28-year-old Democratic Socialist defeated a 10-term incumbent who was considering a run for speaker of the House. Now Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez could become the youngest woman ever elected to Congress. Lisa Desjardins reports that it…
Politics Jun 21 More than 2,300 children still separated from parents as GOP wrestles with immigration fix President Trump's decision to sign an executive order stopping the separation of migrant families at the border met with mixed reactions. Advocates are deeply concerned that the order ignores the families who have already been split up, and fear children…
Politics Jun 20 Trump makes abrupt about-face on family separation after intense pressure President Trump relented on the widely condemned practice of splitting up undocumented families on Wednesday, reversing his decision with the stroke of a pen while seeming openly conflicted about the decision. Instead, his executive order would detain families together, as…
Politics Jun 19 5 things we know, 5 things we don’t know about family separation There is significant concern and confusion over how and why the United States is separating immigrant families at the border. Let us add some clarity.
Politics Jun 14 What’s in the House GOP’s new immigration proposal House Republican leaders Thursday sent their members an immigration bill that will likely be Congress’ last significant chance before the midterm elections to address the status of “Dreamers."…
Politics Jun 14 What the inspector general report reveals about Comey and the Clinton probe After a 17-month investigation, the Department of Justice on Thursday released a 500-page report into how the agency, the FBI and then-director James Comey handled its investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private email server. Here's what we learned.
Politics Jun 12 House Republicans are working on a fix for family separation House Republican negotiators are circling around ideas that would ensure that families seeking asylum are not divided while their cases are being processed.
World Jun 11 Trump steps up attacks on Canada, key ally and largest U.S. export market After leaving the G-7 summit in Quebec early, President Trump withdrew from the group's joint statement on trade and blasted Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as "dishonest" for criticizing the U.S. tariffs and moving to retaliate. As Lisa Desjardins reports,…
Politics Jun 07 The giant timeline of everything Russia, Trump and the investigations The investigation into Russian attempts to influence the 2016 election has grown dramatically in both size and scope. A complex probe from the start, it is now a nearly indiscernible blur of characters, charges and counter-charges. This timeline is a…