Aug 10 Watch 4:43 News Wrap: Trump refuses to answer questions in civil investigation Wednesday on the NewsHour, former President Trump says he refused to answer questions in a civil investigation into his real estate dealings, inflation in the U.S. has eased with consumer prices up 8.5 percent in July from a year ago,… Continue watching
Aug 10 Watch 5:46 Iranian man charged for trying to assassinate former national security adviser John Bolton By Nick Schifrin The U.S. Justice Department charged an Iranian national with plotting to kill John Bolton, who was national security adviser to President Trump. Federal officials say the suspect was a member of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, who allegedly tried to hire a… Continue watching
Aug 10 Watch 8:36 Sen. Tim Scott discusses his new book 'America, a Redemption Story' The month of August has been full of surprises, from President Biden's recent legislative victories, to the overwhelming victory for abortion rights in Kansas and the FBI's search of Mar-a-Lago. But it's unclear if such events will influence the midterms. Continue watching
Aug 10 Watch 6:41 America's most vulnerable bear the brunt of high inflation By William Brangham While inflation eased slightly last month, it continues to remain high and new data shows it's having an outsized, negative impact on Native American, Black and Latino families in particular, according to a poll out this week from NPR, the… Continue watching
Aug 10 Watch 6:21 How the Inflation Reduction Act could affect your taxes By Lisa Desjardins, Courtney Norris There’s a $1 trillion gap between what Americans owe in taxes and what the government collects. The Democrats’ budget deal would unleash nearly 100,000 new IRS agents to round up all that missing money. Former IRS Commissioner John Koskinen joins… Continue watching
Aug 10 Watch 8:07 What Republicans and Democrats are focusing on for midterm elections With less than three months until the midterms, Democrats hope recent legislative successes will help bolster their campaigns. But Republicans are betting they can win back control of Congress. Democratic strategist Joel Benenson, who worked with Barack Obama and Hillary… Continue watching
Aug 10 Watch 5:02 Abandoned oil and natural gas wells pollute the environment across Louisiana By Roby Chavez, Stephanie Sy Tens of thousands of abandoned oil and natural gas wells sit idle across the United States. Known as orphan wells, they pose significant dangers to nearby residents and the environment after being ignored or forgotten by the companies who drilled… Continue watching
Aug 10 As 'flash floods are getting flashier,' communities worry about aging infrastructure By Gabrielle Hays When heavy rain hit the St. Louis area at the end of July, the region got 25 percent of the rain it usually gets in a year in just 12 hours, the National Weather Service said-- the most the area… Continue reading
Aug 10 Judge says Walgreens contributed to San Francisco's opioid crisis By Juliet Williams, Associated Press A federal judge has ruled that Walgreens can be held responsible for contributing to San Francisco's opioid crisis for over-dispensing opioids for years without proper oversight. Continue reading
Aug 10 Jury is told 2 men wanted to kidnap Gretchen Whitmer, start a 'second American revolution' By Joey Cappelletti, Ed White, Associated Press A prosecutor told jurors Wednesday that Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. wanted to ignite a "second American revolution" in 2020. Continue reading