May 27 Watch 6:43 Why greenlighting the Jan. 6 commission still remains an uphill battle By Lisa Desjardins Senate Democrats pushing to establish an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection had the help of powerful advocates Thursday — the family and former partners of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who died a day after responding… Continue watching
May 27 Watch 4:31 News Wrap: San Jose shooter targeted specific coworkers, had confessed to hating workplace In our news wrap Thursday, officials say the San Jose, California railyard gunman appeared to target specific victims at his job and had formerly spoken of hating his workplace. Senate Republicans presented a $928 billion counter-offer on rebuilding infrastructure —… Continue watching
May 27 Watch 6:42 How ATF's culture of leniency, lack of oversight allows 'wayward' gun shops to stay open By Stephanie Sy, David Coles A new investigation by USA Today and The Trace finds that the ATF, the federal body policing the gun industry, is "frequently toothless and conciliatory," goes easy on "wayward dealers" and sometimes allows guns to "flow into the hands of… Continue watching
May 27 Watch 8:01 Gov. Murphy on NJ's 'very strong' position to fully reopen schools by fall New Jersey, once among the states hardest hit by COVID-19, reported a little over 350 new cases Wednesday. The state's Democratic Governor, Phil Murphy, announced that many indoor masking requirements in public places will be lifted this Memorial Day weekend,… Continue watching
May 27 Watch 11:22 Veterans exposed to 'burn pits' struggle to get benefits approved by the VA By John Yang, Dan Sagalyn Tens of thousands of U.S. Veterans who served in Afghanistan and Iraq are sick — many say due to the military's trash "burn pits." Veterans have had to fight to get their illnesses recognized as linked to their service and… Continue watching
May 27 Biden budget to run $1.8 trillion deficit to finance spending plans By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The whopping deficit projections are being driven by Biden's costly plans for infrastructure and social spending, along with major new investments in domestic Cabinet agencies. Continue reading
May 27 AP report: Deep-rooted racism and discrimination permeate U.S. military By Kat Stafford, James Laporta, Aaron Morrison, Associated Press The military's judicial system has no explicit category for hate crimes, making it difficult to quantify crimes motivated by prejudice, and the Defense Department also has no way to track the number of troops ousted for extremist views, despite its… Continue reading
May 27 'Nothing looks good' preparing for summer wildfire season By Andrew Selsky, Associated Press "I'm seeing probably the worst combination of conditions in my lifetime," said Derrick DeGroot, a county commissioner in southern Oregon's Klamath County. "We have an enormous fuel load in the forests, and we are looking at a drought unlike we've… Continue reading
May 27 GOP offers $928 billion on infrastructure, funded with COVID aid By Lisa Mascaro, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press The Republicans want to tap unused COVID-19 money to help pay for it. But the White House has panned that approach, saying states and small businesses still need those dollars. Biden prefers raising the corporate tax rate. Continue reading
May 27 Killer of 9 in California had talked of workplace attacks By Jocelyn Gecker, Martha Mendoza, Associated Press An employee who gunned down nine people at a California rail yard and then killed himself as law enforcement rushed in had talked about killing people at work more than a decade ago, his ex-wife said. Continue reading