Jul 09 How a crowded Republican field could help Trump in 2024 election By Jill Colvin, Associated Press With a growing list of candidates gearing up to run, even a Trump diminished by two impeachments and mounting legal vulnerabilities could hold a commanding position in a fractured, multi-candidate primary. Continue reading
Jul 08 Inflation, personal expenses rise sharply as election priorities, poll suggests By Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows an upheaval in priorities just months before critical midterm elections. Continue reading
Jul 08 Arizona bans filming within 8 feet of police officers By Terry Tang, Associated Press Civil rights and media groups say the law is unconstitutional and simply cannot be applied in real-world scenarios. The bill's advocates say the law allows for filming while keeping everyone safe. Continue reading
Jul 08 Watch 5:16 News Wrap: Funerals begin for Highland Park shooting victims In our news wrap Friday, funerals and memorial services began for three of the seven victims killed in the July Fourth shooting rampage in Highland Park, Illinois, a wildfire in California's Yosemite National Park is raging out of control near… Continue watching
Jul 08 Watch 6:02 Strong jobs report staves off fears of a recession amid rising prices Despite worries about whether the U.S. is sliding into a recession, Friday's surprisingly strong jobs report suggests otherwise. The U.S. has averaged adding nearly 375,000 new jobs a month for the past three months, and private sector employment has returned… Continue watching
Jul 08 Watch 3:15 How Biden’s executive order could ensure abortion access President Biden issued an executive order to safeguard access to abortion and contraception, a move that comes amid heightened pressure on the White House since the Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade. Laura Barrón-López joins Judy Woodruff to discuss what… Continue watching
Jul 08 Who is Pat Cipollone and why is he important to the Jan. 6 Committee? By Kenichi Serino Pat Cipollone, who served as White House counsel during the last two years of the Trump presidency, has become a key witness in the House Jan.6 committee’s investigation of the attack at the Capitol and the administration’s role on that… Continue reading
Jul 08 Watch 5:16 Florida moves to restrict what schools can teach about systemic racism A new law in Florida has instituted restrictions on how schools and businesses can teach race-related concepts. The law, called the Stop Woke Act, limits instruction on critical race theory. It's the latest part of Republican Gov. Ron Desantis’ extensive… Continue watching
Jul 08 Watch 12:01 Brooks and Capehart on gun violence and abortion access New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the mass shooting in a Chicago suburb and gun violence in the United States and President Biden's… Continue watching
Jul 08 Discovery of methane leaks in California community is just ‘the tip of the iceberg,’ advocates worry By Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado The findings have put a spotlight on the legacy of fossil fuel production in the county, and, in the face of climate change-linked disasters like drought, heat waves and wildfires, is spurring groups to push for regulators to curb methane… Continue reading