Jul 13 WATCH: Capitol statue of civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune, unveiled By Michael Warren, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press A statue commissioned by the state of Florida honoring Mary McLeod Bethune has been unveiled in the U.S. Capitol. She's the first African American to represent a state in Statuary Hall. Continue reading
Jul 12 Louisiana judge blocks state from enforcing abortion ban By Kevin McGill, Associated Press Louisiana authorities have once again been blocked from enforcing a near total ban on abortion, this time under a judge's order released Tuesday by a state court in the capital. Continue reading
Jul 12 Watch 12:55 What we learned on Day 7 of the Jan. 6 hearings The Jan. 6 committee held its seventh public hearing Tuesday afternoon with a focus on connections between extremist groups and the Trump White House. The hearing ended with a dramatic revelation that former President Trump recently called a witness the… Continue watching
Jul 12 Watch 8:42 Jan. 6 committee focuses on connections between the violent mob and Trump Much of the evidence presented Tuesday during the Jan. 6 hearing was about what former President Trump did and didn't do surrounding the violent Capitol insurrection. Mary McCord, director of the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection, and Jamil Jaffer,… Continue watching
Jul 12 Watch 5:13 News Wrap: Ukrainian forces strike ammunition depot in Russian-occupied Kherson In our news wrap Tuesday, Ukraine's military said it destroyed a Russian ammunition depot in outside the occupied city of Kherson, the U.S. military killed the leader of the Islamic State group in Syria, Mexico's president calls for end to… Continue watching
Jul 12 Watch 5:39 New video shows inaction by Uvalde officers during school shooting It’s been seven weeks since a gunman opened fire inside Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, killing 19 children and 2 teachers. Deep questions remain on why officers waited over an hour to confront the gunman. But new surveillance footage out… Continue watching
Jul 12 Watch 6:20 Biden faces criticism for his trip to the Middle East By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda President Biden is departing for his first trip to the Middle East as president Tuesday. It is delicate diplomacy for an administration that’s pledged to put human rights first, but is also balancing Middle East realities, especially in Saudi Arabia. Continue watching
Jul 12 Watch 8:10 Is Biden’s visit to Saudi Arabia in America’s best interest? To further examine President Biden's trip to the Middle East and whether it's in America's interests for him to go to Saudi Arabia, we get two views. James Jeffrey, former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq and Turkey who is now at… Continue watching
Jul 12 Who is Stephen Ayres and why is he testifying in the Jan. 6 hearings? By Hannah Grabenstein Stephen Ayres, who pleaded guilty to entering the Capitol on Jan. 6, testified Tuesday before the House committee investigating the insurrection. Continue reading
Jul 12 Video of school hall during Uvalde mass shooting to be shown for town residents By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press A Texas lawmaker says surveillance video from the Robb Elementary School hallway where police waited as a gunman opened fire in a fourth-grade classroom will be shown this weekend to residents of Uvalde. Continue reading