Dec 08 WATCH: House Ways and Means committee holds a hearing on 'the Pandora Papers and hidden wealth' By Stephen Groves, Associated Press Democrats on a U.S. House committee pushed Wednesday for reducing the financial secrecy that has allowed many of the world's richest and most powerful to hide their assets in South Dakota and other trust-friendly states. Continue reading
Dec 08 LISTEN: The Supreme Court hears arguments in a case on using public funds for religious schools By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The Supreme Court appeared ready Wednesday to rule that religious schools can't be excluded from a Maine program that offers tuition aid for private education, a decision that could ease religious organizations' access to taxpayer money. Continue reading
Dec 08 Significant outage at Amazon causes widespread disruptions at U.S. businesses By Frank Bajak, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press The incident at Amazon Web Services mostly affected the eastern U.S., but still impacted everything from airline reservations and auto dealerships to payment apps and video streaming services to Amazon's own massive e-commerce operation. Continue reading
Dec 07 Watch 5:21 News Wrap: U.S. will 'pay the price' for Beijing Olympics boycott, China says In our news wrap Tuesday, China warned that the U.S. will "pay the price" for a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics. French authorities have reportedly arrested one of the suspected killers of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The… Continue watching
Dec 07 Watch 3:04 What we know about Congress' unusual solution to the debt ceiling disagreement By Lisa Desjardins The clock has been ticking on the next potential fiscal crisis for the U.S. Government. The nation’s debt ceiling could be reached as soon as next week, and the government might not have the funds to pay its bill. But… Continue watching
Dec 07 Watch 6:24 Why Meadows will not cooperate with Jan. 6 panel, and what it means for the investigation It’s been 11 months since the attack on the United States Capitol on Jan. 6. The House Select Committee investigating the attack has issued more than 40 subpoenas, many aimed at Trump administration officials and allies. Josh Gerstein joins Judy… Continue watching
Dec 07 Watch 9:01 Historically denied 'pivotal' loans, Black farmers still struggle to get support By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Simeon Lancaster For decades, Black farmers have been excluded from federal farm programs — a systematic pattern of discrimination that the U.S. Department of Agriculture acknowledged decades ago. Yet proposals to compensate farmers for past wrongs have languished in controversy and red… Continue watching
Dec 07 Watch 8:50 Navy's water contamination flub in Hawaii follows 8 years of warning signs By Stephanie Sy, Courtney Norris, Lena I. Jackson, Casey Kuhn, Ryan Connelly Holmes, Claire Mufson U.S. military families stationed in Hawaii are dealing with tap water contaminated with petroleum. The cause is unknown, but investigators say a leak from a nearby fuel storage facility operated by the Navy may be to blame. On Monday, Secretary… Continue watching
Dec 07 Watch 7:45 Alex Gibney's 'The Forever Prisoner' reveals CIA torture tactics By Amna Nawaz, Layla Quran A new HBO documentary that debuted this week tells the story of a man once thought to be a top al-Qaida operative. It also reveals U.S. attempts to justify torture in the name of protecting Americans. Amna Nawaz recently sat… Continue watching
Dec 07 After pandemic pause, more incoming college students may face sexual assault risks By Nadra Nittle, The 19th Students at campuses around the country have protested what they see as their schools’ mishandling of sexual assault reports as more students are on campus for the first time after pandemic-disrupted years. Continue reading