Jun 28 White supremacist sentenced to life in prison for Charlottesville car attack By Denise Lavoie, Associated Press An avowed white supremacist who drove his car into a crowd of anti-racism protesters during a white nationalist rally in Virginia has been sentenced to life in prison on hate crime charges. Continue reading
Jun 27 Watch 5:18 News Wrap: House passes Senate’s border funding bill In our news wrap Thursday, House Democrats abandoned their emergency border funding bill and gave final passage to the Senate-approved version, which President Trump said he supports. Also, Trump arrived in Japan for the annual G-20 summit, telling the Australian… Continue watching
Jun 27 Watch 9:52 Supreme Court ends term with major rulings on census, gerrymandering The Supreme Court ended its term with two major rulings that could have long-running implications for fundamental U.S. political processes. It blocked a census citizenship question, at least for now, and declared federal courts have no role in policing partisan… Continue watching
Jun 27 Watch 8:42 How Trump’s support is faring in the wake of assault allegations, migrant children’s care Although the presidency of Donald Trump has been marked by several scandals, they so far have not appeared to jeopardize his support with his enthusiastic base. Will that change with new details about an allegation he raped writer E. Jean… Continue watching
Jun 27 Watch 3:17 Pulitzer-winning photographer Marcus Yam on capturing tragedy and humanity Marcus Yam is a staff photographer for the Los Angeles Times and the winner of two Pulitzers. Having covered California wildfires extensively, he is deeply familiar with the challenge of documenting tragedy and humanity up close. Yam offers his Brief… Continue watching
Jun 27 Senate to vote on restricting Trump’s authority to order military strikes By Lisa Mascaro, Deb Riechmann, Associated Press The measure, which is not expected to pass, is being considered amid escalating tensions with Iran. Continue reading
Jun 27 House passes $4.6 billion border aid bill By Andrew Taylor, Alan Fram, Associated Press The measure would ease a cash crunch at federal agencies that care for migrants who have flocked over the border in huge numbers seeking asylum. Continue reading
Jun 27 Tillerson says Kushner conducted foreign policy without him By Ben Fox, Associated Press Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson cited examples of Trump's son-in-law conducting diplomacy behind his back, according to a transcript of a congressional hearing released Thursday. Continue reading
Jun 27 WATCH: Candidates face off in second night of 2020 Democratic debate By Alexandra D'Elia, Gretchen Frazee Ten 2020 Democratic presidential candidates will face off Thursday in the second night of debates hosted by NBC News. Continue reading
Jun 27 Manafort pleads not guilty in New York mortgage fraud case By Michael R. Sisak, Tom Hays, Associated Press The state charges could keep Paul Manafort locked up even if Trump pardons him for federal crimes uncovered during the probe of Russian election meddling. Continue reading