Jan 11 Trump rewards GOP ally Rep. Jim Jordan with Medal of Freedom By Associated Press President Donald Trump has awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, one of the outgoing president’s fiercest GOP allies. Continue reading
Jan 11 Pompeo to designate Yemen's Houthi rebels as terrorist group By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced he will designate Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels as a “foreign terrorist organization" as time runs down on the Trump administration. Continue reading
Jan 11 Trump remains defiant amid calls to resign By Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Trump enters the last days of his presidency facing a second impeachment and growing calls for his resignation after his supporters launched an assault on the nation’s Capitol. Continue reading
Jan 11 Biden chooses veteran diplomat Burns as CIA director By Associated Press President-elect Joe Biden has chosen veteran diplomat William Burns to be his CIA director. Continue reading
Jan 11 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears arguments on three cases By Associated Press The high court on Monday also formally refused to put on a fast track election challenges filed by President Donald Trump and his allies. Continue reading
Jan 10 Oaths questioned as Trump's backers fight against loss By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press Before they take office, elected officials swear to uphold the U.S. Constitution. But what happens when they are accused of doing the opposite?… Continue reading
Jan 10 EXPLAINER: Can social media companies boot Trump? Yes By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Social media companies decided this past week they had finally seen enough from President Donald Trump. Twitter ended a nearly 12-year run and shuttered his account, severing an instant line of communication to his 89 million followers. Continue reading
Jan 10 Watch 5:37 Vaccine distribution, like tests, is a state-led effort in the U.S. By PBS NewsHour With daily cases crossing 250,000, COVID-19 has killed nearly 380,000 people in the U.S. -- the highest in the world. As states roll out vaccines in phases amid reports of the two more transmissible variants from the UK and South… Continue watching
Jan 10 Watch 11:48 Dan Rather on the Capitol attack, the state of our nation and 'What Unites Us' By PBS News Hour The January 6 attack on The U.S. Capitol was the staggering culmination of years of political division and misinformation. Now, as debate rages over if President Trump should be held accountable for inciting the riot, President-elect Biden prepares to take… Continue watching
Jan 10 Watch 5:37 Capitol riot: The 'third world' trope offends, misreads history By Ivette Feliciano Condemning the Capitol Hill riot, President George W. Bush and Senator Marco Rubio likened it to political upheavals in “Banana Republics” and the “third world.” But Lucia Dammert, a Wilson Center Global Fellow and Professor at the University of Santiago… Continue watching